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SCHEER, ROBERT

FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA COMMITTEE
PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY

W. E. B. DU BOIS CLUBS OF AMERICA
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
YOUNG SOCIALIST ALLIANCE

VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE

PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY

REPORT

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- ROBERT SCHEER, _ white “male, date of birth 4/4/36 at New York, .
- New York, “resides. at 6468 Benvenue. Avenue , Oakland, .
California, with his wife ANNE and infant son. He is. employed

as Editor- in-Chief of "Ramparts" magazine , 495 Beach Street,
. San Francisco, California. SCHEER's affiliation with the
following groups set out: Fair Play For Cuba Committee , oe
. Progressive Labor. Party, W. E. B. Du Bois ‘Clubs of America,
Students For a Democratic. “Society, Young. Socialist Alliance, —
Vietnam Day Committee, Communist Party, Community For New: —
Politics, Peace and Freedom Party and Black Panther Party.
- Foreign travel, writings, speeches | and television appearances -
oF SCHEER set out.

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ROBERT SCHEER is’ “employed as. “Editor- -in- _chief of

"Ramparts" magazine, 495 Beach Street , ‘San Francisco,
California. . ; ; .

ay 1080 dgeue of “Ramparts”

ROBERT “SCHEER resides with his. wife ANNE and toto

Mrs. GEORGIA GWILLTAM..
. .6480 Benvenue Avenue,
- Oakland, California .

April 1h, 1969

The San Francisco "Examiner" newspaper, issue of

Oetober 23, 1965, contained a marriage notice for ROBERT

SCHEER, age 29, 2546 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco,. and _

for ANNE WEILLS , age 23, Berkeley, California.

Records of: the ‘County: Clerk’ S Office, City Hall
of San Francisco, reflect that suit #539250 was filed _
January 7,:°1964 in.behalf of ROBERT SCHEER, who was. bring-
ing’ suit for divorce. against SERENA SCHEER, to whom he was.
married September 14, 1957 at Brooklyn, New "York. The :
Plaintiff alleged that he and his wife were separated about —
December 1, 1961 and that they had no community property.

- SCHEER charged his wife with extreme eruelty and grievous -
“mental suffering. SERENA. SCHEER was served with notice of.
divorce proceedings. February. 7, (1964 and failed to appear —

to answer charges. ROBERT SCHEFR was granted an inter-

_locutory judgmen® of divorce September 14, 1964 and decree

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was made final September 23, 1965. by LELAND J. LAZARUS,
Judge of the. Superior Court » for the City and County of San =
Francisco. - co
V ‘Marriage: license records maintained at the Recorder! s-
Office, city Hall, San Francisco, reflect that Book #1433,
' page 250, shows that ROBERT SCHEER was married to ANNE B.
. WEILLS on October 22, 1965. . In the application, SCHEER —

' stated he was born April uy. 1936 at New York,had been pre-. .
viously married once , which was ended by divorce. His |
residence was listed as 2546 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco

and his occupation as Foreign Editor in the publishing |
business. ; His father was listed as FREDERICK SCHEER, born
in Germany, and his. mother was IDA KURAN, born in. Russia.

. The bride furnished her full name as “ANNE. BUTTERFIELD WEILLS ,
-..- bern March 14, 1942, in. California; and was not previously —
married. She listed her residence as 108 El Camino. Real,

- Berkeley; occupation - student. Her father was listed as
JOHN C. S. WEILLS , III; born in Nebraska, and her mother was _
AUDREY DAVIS,: born. in Nevada. Marriage license #5213 was ©

- issued October 21, 1965 and the marriage was performed .

-. October 22, 1965. by the Honorable LENORE D. UNDERWOOD,
Judge , San. Francisco Municipal Court .

ANNE WEILLS SCHEER was the recipient of

a yearly subscription to the "People's
World": (PW) newspaper under her maiden _

name ANNE WEILLS, 2828 Milvia Street,

Berkeley, California. This subscription
was due to expire July 31, 1966.

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The PW is a west coast Conimunist weekly
newspaper published in: San Francisco.

“IDA KURAN, born April 26, 1900 in Russia, a a
joined the Yaternational Workers Order (IWO).- ae
‘in March 19:7 ‘and was a member of, Lodge 500,

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‘. The IWO. has been designated
by the Attorney General of.
the United States pursuant
ae Executive Order 10450.

FRED SCHEER, who was ‘born. May 28, “1s98- in.
. Germany , joined the IWO. in November 1941)
- and was a member of | Lodge 500, holding |
- Certificate #288936, - as . late as 1953.

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‘The name PRED SCHEER, 653 Britton Street,
> Bronx, New York, appeared on -an original’ a
.. petition. to Judge H. R. MEDINA, protesting
the trial of members of the. National en

| Committee . of the Communist Party (cP),
. USA. . .

De Education

. _ Records | of the University. of. California, Berkeley,
~ ues) contain. information that ROBERT SCHEER was born
April 4, 1936 at Bronx, New York. He applied for admission
to the graduate division at UCB, ‘Berkeley, California on
~ May 20, 1959, at which time he was residing at 2915...
Wheeler Street, Berkeley. He listed his former residence
as 205 Ollis Court , Syracuse, New York. He received'a |
BA de gree in political science at the City College of New a
York in June. 1960.. The Student Directory for the Fall
_ Semester 1960 at UCB, reflected that ROBERT SCHEER, 1916. A
' Francisco Street, Berkeley , California, was registered for.
_ the fall term: as. a graduate student in economics. — -

Ee. "Root And Branch Press"

. Root: and Branch Press" was being orgainzed by
BOB SCHEER, a student at UCB, where it was planned that —
' SCHEER. would: head this organization which was to be a _
magazine published for: and by ultra- liberal students at UCB.

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| arrested, and that he considers he owes his allegiance to.
the United States, but does not believe in. the philosophy |

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AD leaflet was ‘issued by the "Root and Branch Press" which -
‘reflected that it was- planning to publish a book. by MAURICE
ZEITLIN. and ROBERT SCHEER entitled "The Cuban ‘Revolution —
“An American Tragedy.’

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Another: Government agency ‘that. conducts. ‘security. .

- investigations interviewed ROBERT SCHEER July 11, 1958,
‘August 10, 1961. and. August 16, 1961, the last interview

being under oath. . During the. interviews, SCHEER. stated .

that while in college he attended a few meetings which he

felt were run by someone who could Have been in the Labor 7
Youth League (LYL). and had attended one social event - .
which he felt was definitely. sponsored by LYL, but explained

that he had. gone to this affair to meet a girl. “He said he ©

never attended a political meetings of LYL and added that

7 he has never been a member of the CP or any organization

cited by the Attorney General. SCHEER admitted: having.
read the "Communist Manifesto" frequently and studied it:

as an- example of) ideological development «

SCHEER said under oath that he did. not ‘consider.

the CP, USA to be a threat to the United States and had no |
-peason to believe. ‘that a person who joins the CP swears.

allegiance to a foreign power or advocates the overthrow of |

the United States Government. . He said he believes that the
CP is not subversive because it claims to be interested in.

bringing about its -program through democratic process.

_ SCHEER refused to discuss his trip to Cuba in. 1960 and_

-pefused to discuss his membership, activities or associations

. with the Student Fair Play for Cuba Committee | (SFPCC) under
protection of the First. and Fifth Amendments . — ee ;

SCHEER stated under oath that he has never been -

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My. Country Right or Wrong.' | SCHEER also stated that he. was
' qualified and fit for ri tetary, service and had never. done

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The’ LYL. has. ‘been. designated
. by the Attorney General of
-.the United States Pursuant

to Executive Order LO4SO. .

The. Fair Play’ for Cuba
Committee (FPCC) is |
‘characterized in the.

Appendix. a

“Records” of the: Department of Health, Alameda |

County Courthouse, Oakland, were. checked on April 2935 1968
by IC ROBERT L. GIBSON and a record was found of a birth.

of ‘a son named CHRISTOPHER WARREN SCHEER, born September _

8, 1967 at Berkeley, ‘California.to ANNE BUTTERFIELD WEILLS

SCHEER and ROBERT SCHEER, - 6468 Benvenue: Avenue 5 Oakland,

oe California. cn,

He Marital Discord

ROBERT SCHEER has been. “living ‘at his home 5 6468

Benvenue Avenue ,- Oakland, California, since about September
7, 1968. On September 26, 1968, Mrs. ANNE SCHEER told,some .
- ef the neighbors that she and ROBERT SCHEER were. separating —
because they live. different kinds of lives. ANNE SCHEER _

said she was moving to an apartment somewhere near the

Oakland- Berkeley: border where she planned to live with a .

man named TOM, not further identified, whom she. expected to.

marry eventually. Mrs. SCHEER was. busy removing her

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7 Avenue, Oakland, California, and most of the neighbors. refuse —
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‘ROBERT SCHEER was at his “residence, 6468 Benvenue
Avenue, Oakland, on October 19, 1968 and-had his infant son |

with him. He. also: has a new. girl friend who looks like a:

"hippie" who. has been at this residence quite a lot in.

recent weeks. It is understpod that SCHEER's son has been
residing | with his mother at a different. location. .

Mrs. JOHN C. GWILLIAM,

-6480 Benvenue Avenue,
. Oakland, California

| October” 21, (1968 .

. oo . Mrs. GEORGIA SWILLIAM, 6480 Benvenue ‘Avenue, Oakland,
California, reported October. 14,.1968 that ANNE SCHEER had. -

been living with THOMAS HAYDEN while ROBERT SCHEER was away |
on trips for "Ramparts" magazine and now appears to have.
taken their child and both are residing with HAYDEN full

time at HAYDEN'S apartment. /The SCHEERs reportedly - had
reached a mutual agreement ‘to get a divorce. os

ROBERT and ANNE SCHEER reside at 6468 Benvenue

emotion or warmth exhibited between them. When THOMAS HAYDEN

arrived) in early September 1968, it became very evident that =
ANNE SCHEER was very strongly attracted to him ina physical 7

way. ANNE is believed to have met HAYDEN in Hanoi, North:

Vietnam during the summer of 1968. When ROBERT SCHEER. made a
trips ‘away from home, HAYDEN would move into the SCHEER __
‘residence. During October 1968, ANNE SCHEER. indicated she

intended to seek a divorce from ROBERT SCHEER and would move —

into the apartment .of THOMAS HAYDEN. Beginning about. -
Christmas, 1968, ANNE SCHEER returned home with the SCHEER »

baby and has remained with ROBERT: SCHERR for the past month. a
or more. THOMAS HAYDEN has not been observed in the ~company .

-..of ANNE SCHEER or visiting the SCHEER residence in more than

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one month. There are numerous visitors to the SCHEER -

résidence. and it would’ appear that several men were. living

at this residence regularly in addition to the SCHEERS.
While ANNE SCHEER was in Hanoi, ROBERT. SCHEER received a
threat to his: life that frightened him greatly. He. moved se

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out of ‘the: house immediately and “hired a orivate ‘investigator
“who moved into the house "armed to the teeth". It> appears
‘that ROBERT SCHEER has been somewhat | frightened ever. since ~

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THOMAS EMMET HAYDEN was the original
‘organizer of the Students for a _
Democratic Society (SDS) and, according
to the "New York Daily News" of January.
10, 1968, was one of a party of three .

who travelled to North Vietnam in. > POE Se Ue 7 a
defiance of US Department of State ban. a pO

on such travel. om

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RAMPARTS" MAGAZINE

"Pamparts". in a ‘letter. ‘to subscribers dated
- May 1, 1968, _announced that beginning June 1,
1968, it. would be. published biweekly at a
yearly. subscription price of $15. In this
letter "Ramparts" described itself ‘as follows:
Oo", ..the first national. publication to consis--
tently. reveal the ribbon of lies supporting
America's involvement in Vietnam; we stripped .
- the curtain from America's ‘invisible. government!
- by. exposing CIA' S unlicensed intrusion into our
domestic lives; we dared to write about. ‘the |
applications of the. Catholic Church's political
- power; we warned, vears: before the Kerner
report, that. white racism was the base of
America's racial problems; we blasted awav at oe
_ the corroded institutions of Cold War liberalism.

" Ramparts! is now. the ‘largest. left- of- center
commercial magazine in. the history. of. the United

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cog Burning of Draft Card :

. . ‘The. cover of the December 1967 issue. oF "Ramparts" .

magazine contains a photograph of four right hands. each |

holding. a burning Selective Service card. One. of. the. cards -
is a duplicate issued December 3,°1958 of the "Selective |
Service Registration. Certificate" for ROBERT SCHEER, 653
‘Britton Street, New York 67, Bronx. — Se

| .. The San. Francisco "Examiner," daily: newspaper |
~ published in San. Francisco, California, in.its issue of |
November 16, 1967, carried an article headlined "Ramparts
. Editors Burn Draft Cards" which quoted "Publisher MARC.” -
. STONE" of "Ramparts" as saying the magazine cover is"a
very serious editorial. statement," addin g "there is a very. .
serious political crisis in this country and. we want to:
show: that the bureaucracy of the Selective Service System .
; is unfaip." a a . 4

‘The San Francisco Examiner" daily newspaper,
issue of June 13, 1968, carried a news. article "3 Ramparts 8
Officers Before Jury in NY." This article stated that ‘three |
top officers of "Ramparts" magazine. were called to appear -
before a Federal Grand Jury in New York. City, June 13, 1968
to: testify at an inquiry deseribed only as "having to do with —
Selective Service." The article continued by stating that.
there. was. ‘speculation that the investigation dealt with the
cover photograph of the December 1967 issue of "Ramparts". we
which pictured the flaming draft cards of 3. top. officials...
(Should, be ‘four officials. ) . | _

‘The August. 24, 1968 issue. of Ramparts" magazine
carried a column ‘entitled; "Apologia," which carried a_
_ reprint of a news article from the "New York Times" news -.
~paper,. issue of. July 18, 1968. The article. stated tHat_
_ WARREN HINCKLE,. III, ROBERT SCHEER, _-DUGALD STERMER, and
SOL STEIN, all officials. of "Ramparts" > appeared before a
Grand Jury. in New York City on June 17, 1968, as a result .
of the December 1967 cover of "Ramparts" containing a photo-_
_ graph of four hands holding burning draft cards containing _
_ the names of these. four | men . .

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Je Threat to. Sub ect! s Life

. ROBERT SCHEER telephoned ‘the San Francisco. FBI
Office on July 8, 1968, to state the veceptionist cat
"Ramparts" magazine, San Francisco, received the_ following

_ telephone message from an anonymous male” at Us 45 pm that oe
days a ,

ony. just want to. inform you that we.
plan to destroy the Managing Editor, |
BOB SCHEER, tomorrow night at 9: 00. on

. SCHEER. stated that the New York ‘City Office of
"Ramparts" had received a threat about July 3, 1968 and
he felt that this call resulted from a recent article in.
"Ramparts" regarding Cuban refugees. ‘He said. he chad no
_ indication that the call was. interstate. Lo

“The. San Francisco. "Examiner" newspaper, San
- Francisco, California, ~ in its issue of July 9, 1968,
 earried a news article headlined, "Ramparts Threatened
By Bombs." The article stated. that both the San Francisco:
and New York City offices of "Ramparts" had been threatened
by bombs and "Associate: Editor ROBERT. SCHEER, had received
Oo calls threatening his. life."

SCHEER advised SA. ‘CHARLES E; GALVIN on guly 10,
- 1968, that no-one had carried out the threat and that
~ he would immediately contact. the FBI if any future threats
were’ made.

Records of the Bureau of Criminal Identification
and Investigation (CII), Sacramento, California, reveal
“that a .25 calibre Beretta automatic pistol, serial number
- 415984, was sold to ROBERT SCHEER; 6468 Benvenue Avenue, —
Oakland, California, on. January 27, 1968, and that this’ gun.
was - purchased in Oakland. my es

. ce. Records of the Oakland Police Department were |
“searched October 17, 1968 by. IC ROBERT L. GIBSON and it oo
was determined that ROBERT SCHEER did not possess a permit :
to carry ay gun. a

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- San Francisco, California, were searched by JOHN VANNUCCT, .
- Intelligence Unit, San Francisco. Police Department (SFPD)
. on, October 17, 1968 and no permit has been issued. by the
SFPD for ROBERT SCHEER to. carry | a. gone _

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. “The. Conleze’ Avenue Branch, “Bank of America, 6201
; “college Avenue, Oakland, California, maintains a- commerial
checking account. for ANNE W. SCHEER or ROBERT SCHEER,
6468 Benvenue Avenue, Oakland, California. | This account —
_ bears Account Number 5440 03178, and was opened on.
_ September 18, (1967. © . oe

On March | 19, 1968, an examination of bank records -
“pertaining to items deposited in this account . during the |
_ period September 18, 1967 through March 5, 1968, was made.
. Among the checks deposited | during this period were the.
_. following (All these. checks. were. written ‘Payable to ROBERT
SCHEER.) ':. 7 .

“nate Dagosited |” Payae's A ‘Ksoisine fo  xeumig |
9/18/67. *~—*=<“<«*“‘«‘<C Rampant Magazine = 85070800
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10/2/67 (Ss Ramparts Magazine === 50755
10/12/67 °- ~=~.—=, Associated Students —~S~SOUOs—C=*s
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1/1/67 we "Ramparts" Magazine. | : 807.55 —
12/18/67 = ss Ramparts" Magazine = 507685
“11/20/67 Stanford University, 300.00 |
. _ eo , Student Organization Se an
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3/19/68 - Oakland, California =~ SF 100- 46832

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SA LAWRENCE J. NEIZON:cm re 3/20/68
by : —_—Date dictated

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"Payee's Account
"University. of California
Santa Cruz
"Ramparts" Magazine

| "pamparts" Magazine
"Brandeis University |

_ Fordham University

Agenzia Fugazi, Ine.,

Travel Agency, San
“Francisco, California

Associated Students, -
Los. Angeles. Valley conlege,

"Ramparts" Magazine -

“Ramparts” Magazine _

"Rampurts” Magazine

(largely illecible)

but "McGill University"

appears on the check

University of Manitoba

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2/20/68. a - ‘University of Idaho

3/8/68 fs Albion College
oS Albion, Michigan

“$473.80, a
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The ‘above information is confidential and ‘éannot ;
be ‘made public except in the usual procedure. following |

“the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum, directed to Me.
AARON C. ORTON, Operations’ Officer, | College Avenue .
Branch, Bank. of Americas 6202 College~Avenue Oaklands

California.

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4/10/68 . University of California, oo
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illegible §.  . ~—_Bank of Province, city $700.00
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‘The College Avenue. Branch of Bank of: America, 6201

College Avenue, Oakland, California, maintains a Commercial
checking account. for ANNE. W. SCHEER or ROBERT. SCHEER, 6468

_ Benvenue_ Avenue, Oakland. This account bears account. number |.
Sano’ 03178 and was opened September 18, 1967. a So

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| “On June ‘19- 1, (1968, an. examination of bank records»

_ pertaining to items deposited in this account during the period —
-. March 6, 1968 to. June 21, 1968, were made available. Among.
. the checks deposited during this: period were the following
checks. payable to" ROBERT. ‘SCHEER: .

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8/18/68 "Ramparts" Magazine = $423.80.
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re on Science & Technology, Ames,

Iowa, drawn on 1st National. . on
oe” Bank, Ames, Iowa | $500.00 —
Unreadable - — ~Towa State University of. a

7 oo.  Sedence € Technology  $2ur. 00.
4/30/68 = "Ramparts" Magazine  . ° $473.80-
| 5/15/68 = "Ramparts" Magazine $473. 80 ;
_ 5/21/68 =... | DAVID KOLODNEY, 6468 . :
a ne , Benevue Avenue, Oakland,
drawn on Wells Fargo Bank,
a University Branch, Berkeley, -
Soe os California. $170. 00
5/16/68 = ss State University of New York at
es Buffalo, drawn on Marine Midland
. Rank, ‘University. Office, — . a
re Buffalo, New York «| $196.90
5/24/68 "Ramparts Magazine  §° § 79.81 |
- 5/24/68 "Ramparts" Magazine > $100.00 ”
-§/31/68 "Ramparts" Magazine — $473.80 -
6/3/68...  =—s "Ramparts" Magazine: $170. 00
6/11/68 CHRISTOPHER. D. “YEILLS, - ,
re a ~ 108 El Camino Real, Berkeley,
California, drawn on Sumitomo =
oe Bank of California, Oakland $250. 00 7
6/7/68 - “Ramparts" Magazine check | 2
. _.to Berlitz School of Languages: $261. 87
6/7/68 - "Ramparts Magazine $227.45 .
6/7/68... . "Ramparts" Magazine $205.00
6/10/68. a "Ramparts" Magazine - . - $400.00
oe “on June 10, 1968, a Bank of America money order, no.
~ 52423, was purchased by ANNE WEILLS SCHEER made out to Berlitz
School of Languages” in the amount of $295. 00%.
6/21/68 - ou. Ss. “Government check from gue2.08
deposited — OU. 8. Marshal, New York City. a
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“One personal check “igsuead by ROBERT. SCHEER to Berlitz.

~ School of Languages in the amount of $150.00, was. refused by.

this bank because of insufficient funds” in the S CHEER” account

during June, 1968.

- The above information is’ confidential and. cannot be-

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%fficer, Bank of America, 6201 . College Avenue » Oakland, ‘California.

Each of the ‘wRamparts” Magazine. ‘checks were “drawn on

che Commonwealth National Bank of San_ | Francisco.

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, "ROBERT. SCHEER, eyes Benvenue Avenue , ‘Oakland,
“California, applied for a loan June 10, 1968, at which time
_ he furnished the following financial information:

He has. a. ‘savings account at “united California.
Bank, San Francisco, opened July 1966, with a: low three
- figure: balance. © He maintains a ‘checking ; account. at Bank’:
of America, — 6201 College Avenue, Oakland...He has.a salary
of "1,000 per month and an additional income. From. lectures.
and writings amounting to $8, 000 yearly. .He owns a .1958_
Mercedes 220 sedan with no. mort page. against. t.. He owns.
a 1967 Saab stationwagon, -which is- being financed through ©
the First State. Bank, San. Leandro ,_ California, with a.
~ balance of $1,560. “His mother .is IDA. KURAN SCHEER, 2868.
~ Bronx Park. West; Bronx, New York. His father-in- _ Taw is
~ JOHN. WEILLS , 108. ‘El Camino Real, Bebkeley, California.
His home -is “mort gaged through American Savings . -and Loan
' Association, San Jose, with a balance of $23, 000 on which —
monthly | payments are made of $214. “Second home mortgage ~~
is carried through Central Realty, Telegraph Avenue, Oakland,
with a balance of.$2,000 and monthly payments of $uo.. He |
has Bankamericard 180-763-484 on which there is a ‘balance: of |
_ $209 owing. He has a Master Charge Card. 3017-802-921,
on. which there is a $300 balance. The loan requested was
refused when- SCHEER was asked for a copy of his latest ==
ancome > tax return to be furnished, and SCHEER: vefused to do
SO. ‘The purpose - of the loan was_ not | stated. : . —

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‘ROBERT SCHEER had a total income in 1966 of about:
He had a total. income in 1967 of. ab.
salary from his m at "Ramparts ©
0 from his writings” and

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a Mr. and Mrs ROBERT SCHEER have maintained a
| joint checking account at the College Avenue Branch, Bank
of America, 6201. College Avenue, Oakland, California. It
was. learned this. account was. transferred. about September
20, 1968 to a checking account in. the name of ANNE W. SCHEER.
‘only. Deposits. to this account have shown that. ROBERT. a
“SCHEER received -a check for $100. from the University Of |
California. at Berkeley dated July 19, 1968, which. was -
deposited “to this: account. = a

ca On August | 25 “1968, he “deposited three small
checks made out to IDA KURAN SCHEER; one dated July 10, 9.0.
_.1968-in the amount of $65 from the TLGWU National Retire-
- ment Fund, drawn on the Royal National Bank of New. York.
-. Another. check dated May 20, 1968 in the amount of $30 to.
“IDA SCHEER was. issued by the Health™and Welfare Fund, “Knit:
| Goods - Workers. Union, drawn on the Chemical Bank of. New
~~ York. On August 23, 1968, a check for’ $111.60.from the _
~ US Treasury Department to IDA KURAN SCHEER marked. Social .
Security” check was deposited.

a ao On August 18, 1968, a ‘deposit: was ‘made for.a_
Check. of $110. from the ‘United States National Student | .
- Association, 21st. Congress. account , ‘drawn on the Union oe.
“National Bank, “Manhattan, Kansas. ‘On August 30, 1968, a
_ payroll ‘check in the amount of $496. 35 from. "Ramparts" _ _
magazine was deposited. .On September 17,.1968, the
"Ramparts" check issued to Subject in the “amount: of.
$254.44 was deposited. On September 16, 1968, a check in.
the amount of 3500 from NBC, drawn’ on. the Morgan Trust |.
.. Company, New York City,. and issued to THOMAS HAYDEN care of
. Liberation Publications, 5. Beeckman Place, New: York, was.
_. deposited. On September 12, 1968, a payroll check in the_
amount of $496.35 was deposited. On September 23, 1968,
a check in the amount of $400 issued to ANNE. SCHEER, “drawn
on the’ Fisherman's Wharf Branch, Bank. of Ameria, by ROBERT
~ SCHEER was - deposited. - On October. 18, 1968, a.$100 check:
from "Ramparts" magazine was: deposited : in the account of |
_ ANNE. SCHEER. ,

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July.29,°1968  .
August 9, 1968.
September 26, 1968
October 14, 1968.
October | 22, 1968.

- . . "The above ‘information. may not. ‘be made public except.

ain a ‘usual proceeding. following issuance of a subpoena duces ©
-.tecum addressed to Mr. AARON C. ORTON, Operations Manager,

_ Bank of “America, 6201 College Avenue , Oakland, California..

‘ROBERT. SCHEER peeeived a check From "Ramparts"

“hatganine. July 31, 1968, in the amount of $200 drawn.

on. the Commonwealth. National Bank of San Francisco. - He

also received a payroll check dated July 31, 1968 in
the amount of $517.90 from "Ramparts" magazine. He
received a check August 13, 1968 in the amount of $300.

from "Ramparts" magazine. "Each of these checks was drawn

| on. ‘the Commonwealth National Bank , San Francisco.

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August | 27, A968 |

a The’ above information may ‘not be made public.
except in a usual proceeding following issuance of a |
subpoena duces tecum addressed to. Mr. DON ‘FAZACKERELY ,

Commonwealth National Bank, Montgomery and Sacramento: ae

Streets, san. Francisco.

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at Records of: Bank of. America, Fisherman! s Wharf
Branch, 330 Bay Street, San Francisco, California,
reflect. that account number 06780- 00074 was opened
~in the name of ROBERT SCHEER, 495 Beach. Street, San -
_ Francisco, on September 20, 1968, Deposits to "this
account are as. follows: Da
‘September, 20, 1968 1 check for $100. dated .
. September 17, 1968, from >
U.S National Student
- ‘Association, Washington,
- -D...C., to ROBERT - SCHEER
_ drawn on Riggs National
; Bank, Washington, D. Cee

- September 20, 1968 1 check for $446, 35. to oo _
a _ ROBERT SCHEER from "Ramparts" oe
Magazine drawn on First a
-Western Bank, Main Office,”
San Francisco, California |

- September 27, 1968. Deposit of $350. 00 ‘composed —
eT - of cheek for $750.00 drawn
on First Western Bank and
Trust Company, University _
Park Office, Irvine, California, _
Oe oo ee to ROBERT SCHEER, less cash oe
a 4 Co ‘of $400.00. ae
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October 3, 1968 “Deposit of $275.00. of a cashier" Ss.
~ gheek number 1543672 from _
Crocker-Citizens. National. Bank,
Golden Gateway - - Jackson Square
‘Branch, 625 Battery. Street,
, San Francisco. -

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by __SA_WILLIAM E. _HUGHES/rb. _ _Date dictated — 10/22/68

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~ October 9,.-1968 | Deposit of $555.08 composed
of check for $655.08 less
$106 cash; drawn on First
Western Bank, San Francisco
(film has not. yet been
developed).

The above. information: may not be jhade public.
-  exeept in a usual. proceeding, following issuance of a Z
_. subpoena duces. tecum addressed to Mr. . RICHARD D. FULLER,

Bank of. America, 330. Bay Street, San Francisco, -
California.

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It was leanred ‘that ! during October 1968, SCHEER

wrote a check for $300 and another check for. $40, e€ach of.

which was refused by his. bank because of insufficient

. funds to. cover these checks. SCHEER also wrote a- check

for $45.30 on November 21, (1968, ‘to the Hotel Chelsea,

New York City, which was. deposited in the National City —

Bank, 23rd Street and Avenue of the Americas ‘Branch.
‘SCHEER reportedly was having trouble because some of his.»
pay ‘Checks from "Ramparts'' magazine were not honored’ when

presented for payment. SCHEER also reportedly wrote a check .
for $25. on December 22, 1968,made out to the Hilton Inn.
New York City. ‘SCHEER wrote a check to United Airlines
(UAL) for $30, dated December 14, 1968 at New York City.
He also issued a check to American Airlines, Houston, Texas

for, $25 on December 30, 1968. He issued a check to the |
' Continental Hilton, Mexico City, Mexico in the . amount of

2 $35, dated December 30, 1968.

SCHEER. made only one deposit of Suna. on. January -

3, 1969, which was a check from. "Ramparts" magazine drawn

on. the Commonwealth National Bank, san: Francisco.

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- - November 23, 1968
_. - December 31, 1968
January 28, 1969

‘None of the above information| may. be: ‘made public

except in a usual proceeding following issuance of a
subpoena duces tecum directed to RICHARD. D. FULLER,
Operations Officer, Fisherman's Wharf Branch, Bank of

America, 330 Bay Street, San Francisco.

‘ROBERT SCHEER's checking account at Bank of”.

‘Anierica, 330 Bay Street, San Francisco, California, showed —

— only three small deposits. during , April 1969 as follows:

March 4, 1969 - $50.00 —
March 18, 1969 ~ $68.00 |
March 27, 1969 - $180.00.

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1G Ot This account has ‘been. quite inactive during February
‘and March. 1969. There was a deposit of $2500.76 on April |

ll, (1969 resulting from a telegraphic. transfer of funds

. £rom: the Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City .to. ROBERT SCHEER
from CYRELLY ABEL. As noted above, these bank records are

confidential and cannot be made public without a “subpoena.
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Passport Information

Files of ‘the Passport Office, US Department of”

- State, Washington ,_ D. C., were reviewed by SA DOUGLAS M.
BROWN. on. January: 26, 1968 and. reflected. ‘the- following.

On January 28, 1966, Passport number Te 41559 was”

igsued at the San Francisco Passport Agency to. ROBERT SCHEER,

based on his. application , January 27, 1966.. SCHEER stated

he was born April 4, 1936 at Bronx, New ‘York, was a writer
by occupation, “residing & 228 Milvia Street; “Berkeley, :
Californa. . : .

His last passport, number D 163804, was issued
February 5, 1963. It was cancelled and returned to SCHEER .
when the above application was submitted. His parents.
were identified as FRED SCHEER, born in Germany, May 5,

1898, and IDA KURAN, born in Russia, April 24, 1900. His

father was. a United States citizen, but his mother was not.

ae citizen.. He was last married in 1965 to. ANNE. BUTTERFIELD

WEILLS, born Eureka, California, March 14, 1942. She was.

designated as the person to be notified in an emergency at

the above address. SCHEER stated in the application that he

planned to depart San Francisco via Japan Airlines for a trip
of one month to- Japan, Cambodia. and Hong Kong for journalistie

purposes.

On November 29, 1967, SCHEER ‘wrote a! letter | on

the. letterhead of "Ramparts" magazine and signed the letter _.
as Managing Editor of that publication, which he. sent to the.
Visa Department, US Department of State, Washington, D. Coy)

stating he had been invited to attend a cultural conference
in Havana, Cuba» in. January 1968, by the. ‘Cuban Commission to

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the United Nations. He stated he. “found it necessary. in: his -
position to accept this invitation and requested a visa for Oe
‘this purpose « oo ~

The Department of State: advised SCHEER by. letter -

‘ated December 18, 1967 that provided he would execute. the

: enclosed affidavit stating that He desired to attend the

‘conference: as. a professional revorter and would not par- |
‘ticipate in the conference in anv manner, his application
“would appear to qualify under existing regulations.

On December 20, 1967, ‘SCHEER returned the affidavit .
which ‘was executed on that ‘date. before a notary public in
San Francisco. On December 27, (1967, ‘the San Francisco
Passport Office was authorized “by the. State Department to |

validate SCHEER's passport. for one Pound trip to Cuba. |

The State Department files reflect that the passport was”
Te) validated at San. Francisco: on. December. 29, 1967.

Miss MADELINE EBINGER, Clerk, Passport. Office,

US. Department of State, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,
advised March 20, 1968 that her office received . authoriza—

tion from. the State Department ; Washington, | D. C. on March -
19, 1968 to validate the passport of ROBERT SCHEER, DUGALD

STERMER and FREDERICK C. MITCHELL, all of "Ramparts" magazine-

for one round trip to Cuba, each for journalistic purposes.
STERMER is art director of "Ramparts" magazine and MITCHELL»
a senior editor of "Ramparts", Miss EBINGER expected SCHEER
to appear in the immediate future for this validation. since
she stated he has been telephoning the passport office
daily for the past week to determine if the validation of his.

", Passport. had been authorized.

On. April 16, 1968, ROBERT. SCHEER was observed by.

a Special Agent of the FBI. to visit. the Passport Office of

the State Department in San Francisco, where he had his.

passport validated for one round trip to Cuba. This was

of § State CUSDS) , ‘Washington, D. Ces stated. on August 23,

_ confirmed by MADELINE. EBINGER the same day.

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the San Francisco Passport Agency instructing, "You are.

_ authorzied to validate. passport G 041559, issued to ROBERT

_ SCHEER of ‘Ramparts } valid for one - ‘round trip to. Cuba.

Miss. MADELINE EBINGER advised on September 18, “i968

that records of that. office reflect that the passport of

ROBERT SCHEER was validated for one round trip to Cuba on

‘August 22, 1968. She said she recalled that an unknown man

appeared at the Passport Office a few minutes before.

~ closing time on August 22, 1968 and insisted: that the ..
“passport be validated that evening since ROBERT SCHEER intended.

to depart that evening. —

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IT. AFFILIATION WITH SUBVERSIVE |
_AND . OTHER. GROUPS

“Contact | with Cuban Consulate

. SERENA and ROBERT: SCHEER were among the individuals
» who had contacted the Cuban Consulate in. New York City re- |
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A. Fair. Play For Cuba
____ Committee (FPCC) -

A characterization of the
FPCC. is corained in the
Appendix of this: report.

a "The Daily Californian," a daily newspaper ‘of the.
- Associated Students of the University of California, Berkeley, -
(UCB), issue of September 22, 1960, identified ROBERT SCHEER
as - Research. Director of the Student Fair. Play. for Cuba Com-
mittee (SFPCC) on the Berkeley Campus » oo

ee “The National. Office of. the Socialist Workers Party
“(SWE maintained a quantity of. corre spondence dealing with ......-
efforts of the SWP to infiltrate and dominate the FPCC. This.
material included the. following notation: BOB SCHEER, oe
originally from N. Y.- CCNY, was in SDA. Led: Fight to expel
YSL and told me that. they called him a Stalinist. Ina _
political discussion he gave me that impression too, though
he. can attack Soviet Union before a liberal audience™ Either -

in periphery of CP or thereabouts (influenced, etc. ).

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The SWP has been designated |
by the Attorney General: of ©
the United States. pursuant to
Executive Order 10450.

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- "The Daily Californian," issue. of . ‘December. 22,

. 1960, reflected that the SFPCC was formed at a meeting. in
Berkeley, September 21, 1960. This article: stated. that .
amond: the officers elected at this meeting was ROBERT: SCHEER,

"and MAURICE ZEITLIN, Secretary.

. > The publication "Student Council," Volume. a, “Number _
1, dated. November 4, 1960, declared that this publication |
- constituted ‘the first issue of the "Student Council," FPCC
newsletter, and that this publication would be a bi-monthly  .
report concerning Cuba and the. activities of. the newly organized.
-, Student Cotincil chapters. ‘The publication on page one.
- reported that under the leadership of RICHARD CURRIER: and ©
- ROBERT SCHEER, the Berkeley Chapter had- enlisted 90 members -
and had held. several. successful meetings. _

A source advised November 18, 1960, “that

an associate of RICHARD CURRIER described
_. CURRIER as new to politics and - as. being very _
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of MAURICE ZEITLIN described him as an in-_

dividual: who formerly called himself.a.-

Stalinist and who has expressed himself as.
‘supporting Russia and. Red China. -

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November 18, (1960.

Another source related February 12, 1957,
that .in September 1956, MAURICE ZEITLIN = ~-
evidenced interest in joining the Labor.
Youth League (LYL) in Detroit, ‘Michigan, -

but did not become active in LYL and, in .-

fact, repulsed LYL efforts totake over a

discussion group at Wayne University
which ZEITLIN led.

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February’ 12, 1957

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- The LYL has been designated
by the Attorney General ‘OF |
the United States. pursuant >
to Executive. Order LOuSO.

eae a ‘The. "Stanford Daily” newspaper, issue of February
_ 9,.1961, contained an article entitled "Bay Area Students:
 ‘Deseribe Progress of Revolutionary Cuba. This. article
-explained that on February 8, 1961, there were a number of
persons who spoke.on the campus of Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California, favoring "progress" in Cuba since.
the revolution.. One of these speakers was identified | as.
2, ROBERT SCHEER, from ‘UCB. : 7

An. FPCC faction meeting ‘gpongored™ by the SWP was.

. held March 21, 1961, at 5931. Whitney - Street, Oakland, a
' California. ROBERT. SCHEER was not present at this meeting,
but was described as one of the 14 students on the campus.
of UCB who had signed a petition. for” a elub of ‘the FPCC to.

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| | a meeting of the. Ray Area -FPRCC (BAFPCC) was held - :
at the Unitarian Church, Bancroft and. Dana- Street, Berkeley,
at which ROBERT SCHEER was not present; however, it was | :
' announced that a forum on Cuba was taking place ‘on. the UCB.
campus, at the same time as this meeting was. taking. place
and that Mr. SCHEER was one of two people responsible. for. _
- this Cuba forum. It was stated that SCHFER was also weiting
a book about Cuba in cooperation with another | author,

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— A meeting. of BAFPCC. was held. May. 3, “1961, at 150 _
Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco. This’ meeting was not _
attended by ROBERT. SCHEER, but_an announcement ‘was made

_ during this meeting that the Student Ad Hoc Committee ©
Against Intervention ain Cuba, which is also known as the

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Bay Area. Student Committee to. Oppose Intervention . in ‘Cuba,
was formed'on April 17, 1961. This new group was said to have
a 7-man executive committee , of whom six are members of. the
FPCC. ROBERT SCHEER was listed as oné of the members of -
_. the executive committee. The secretary of the BAFPCC announced.
_. that two members of the executive committee of the Student.

_ Ad Hoe. Committee Against Intervention in Cuba had contacted
the > executive committee of. BAFPCC executive committee, | a
because they. wanted to work with and coordinate activities.

~ with. BAFPCC. It was. recommended and voted that the entire.
7-man executive committee of the Student Ad-Hoc: Committee

_. Against Intervention in: Cuba be added to. the executive oe
committee of BAFPCC. :

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Observation. of Special Agent:
of the FBI on May 3, 1961 =

oo The name: of ROBERT SCHEER, ‘Berkeley, California,
was maintained on the mailing list of FPCC, Room 329;
799 Broadway 5 New York , New York.

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Bo The Daily Californian," issue of. December 12, Lo
‘1961, contained a letter. to the editor which upheld FIDEL |
CASTRO and was signed "BOB SCHEER, Grad., Student Econ.

Member Fair Play Exec. Comm. 1960, 1. and by. the name of
“one other person. _ |

B. Progressive Labor Party (PLP)
| cA characterization of the an
‘PLP is contained in the | ae
_ Appendix of this report. —

: Cos. A Free University party. was held June- 26, 1965,
. at.20 East 14th Street, New York. City, attended by a number
. of people including. PLP members. Also in attendance was

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Indonesia. SCHEER added’ that. he had Just, written an article
for "Ramparts" magazine.
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Cc. W. Ee B. Du Bois of
_ _ America (DCA) ce

- A characterization of. the
DCA. is contained in the
Appendix of this report. —

: A demonstration calling for an end of. the war in.
Vietnam was sponsored jointly by DCA and Women for Peace.
- and was held April 17, 1965, at the Civic. Center, San |
. Francisco.. The principal speaker at this affair was
ROBERT | SCHEER. — of,

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A meeting of the San Francisco W. -E. B. DU Bois |
Club was held at 250 Page Street, San Francisco, on May 22,
1966.- This meeting was concerned principally with the
~ ROBERT SCHEER campaign for U..S. Congress. It was. agreed
that the Du Bois Clubs would support SCHEER and actively
campaign in his behalf. SCHEER - was not present - at. ‘the |
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San Francisco W.E.B. Du “Rois Club members travelled _

‘to Bast oakiana, California, June 4, 1966, where they ecan=—

vassed the persons. who were registered Democratic. in the.
various precincts and. requested them to. vote for. - ROBERT -

_» SCHEER for Congress.

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June. 7, 1966

De “Students for: a. Democratic

Societ (SDS).

A characterization ‘of the
SDS is. contained. in the.
Appendix of this® report.

| The November ll, 1964. issue of: "SPUR" ‘eontains-

on page 10 a news item from Berkeley, California, which ©

- reports a panel discussion featuring ROBERT SCHEER, des- |
'. . epibed as _"...arthor, correspondent | for The Realist and a
_. member of the New School.. The topic: ‘What is to Be Done _

(After the Elections)' was described as the fourth in a.
series of such forums co- sponsored by the W. BE. B. Du Bois,
Clubs, SDS and the New. School. Te ;

"SPUR" is.a self- described newsletter of |
the W. E.B. Du Bois Clubs_ of America.

A characterization of the
DCA is contained in the
7 "Appendix of. this report.

On December 23, 1964, a Special Agent of the FBI
obtained a handbill at the UCR announcing that the SDS, —

. the San Francisco New School and the W.E. B. “Du Bois Clb

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would present a discussion on November. 10, 1964, at ‘Stiles
Hall, ‘Berkeley, at 8:00 pm. BOB. ‘SCHEER: was: named as taking

-PRANK MORSMAN, who is “employed at the. headquarters

of SDS, 924° Howard Street , San: Francisco, stated: ‘January 6,

1966, that SDS holds a weekly class which is a combination
lecture- discussion session on. the ramifications of the cold.

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war, with. special: emphasis on ‘the ‘role of Red. China as it.
politically divergent from the Marxism of the Soviet. Union.
‘ MORSMAN stated BOB SCHEER is one Of those who: regularly

. attends these classes. .

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. An undated letter: From the Chicago Peace Couneil

advertises ‘a meeting to be held May 11, 1967, as well as

a flyer. regarding -a speech to be made in Chicago May ll, |

1967, by ROBERT SCHEER under the sponsorship of the Studen
“for a Democratic Society. (SDS) was. receivéd in. Mav 1967.
This speech by SCHEER was to be made on the “subject of

"Us S.- Involvement. in Vietnam.
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of "The Multiversity and the Empire" was.scheduled to be ~

held at Mc Millin Auditoriun, 116th Street and. Broadway, -

New York City on (11/22/68 under sponsorship — of Columbia”. * |

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_ _Neeting» May 24, 1966

_ The Bay Area YSA and SUP sponsored. an “open meeting

“which: was held. May 24, 1966, at Stiles Hall, Bancroft and
Dana Streets,. Berkeley, California, to protest against the
. shooting of LEO BERNARD at the Detroit SWP office. ROBERT
SCHEER was one of the speakers. at this meeting. ‘During: hi

Ss

-. speech, SCHEER stated that. unity of the left is- essential to a
protect its. members | and. to bring, an end ‘to the hysteria
sweeping the. country . .

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Appendix of this report.

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(the: Vietnam war as follows:

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Act of 1917 and other espionage: laws, at Room 155 Dwinelle.

-. Hall, UCB.. There. were about > 200. persons in attendance oO

”. Gneluding ROBERT SCHEER. | During, the meeting, SCHEER read
Sections (2387 and 2388 of the Espionage Act. of 1917, “defining,

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‘the elements of the violations. - SCHEER then ‘stated, Jit
is time to risk treason. We must totally disassociate
ourselves with the US: Government."

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February Lu, 1966

A large cardboard | poster was: observed at VDC.

Headquarters, 2407 Fulton Street, Berkeley, California,

which bore the notation across its top, "VDC Defendants |

Committee - I will commit civil disobediance on October oh

15-16 with the Vietnam Day Committee. and I am prepared to.
be arrested in opposition to United States intervention in

Vietnam. I-am joining this committee to organize. my.

political defense." There: were a large number. of names.
handwritten below this caption. including "BOB SCHEER, 2546, 7

_ Geary Street, san Francisco.

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September 28, 1965.

A demonstration in opposition to United States

_ participation in the Vietnam war was held October ‘17, (1965,

at the Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, sponsored by 12

groups and having. about 3000 persons. participating. — The

concluding speaker at this program was ROBERT SCHEER, who —
was introduced. as a reporter for "Ramparts" magazine. i

SCHEER vehemently. denounced the United States action in.

Vietnam and stated that it was a problem for the’ Vietnamese
people to decide. SCHEER stated that the United States.

rationalized its killing of Vietnamese civilians by. saying

that the Viet Cong commit horrible atrocities. SCHEER
said that although the Viet. Cong may kill some: civilians,

the United States Government ! Ss statements on. ‘their atrocities oe

are y on the whole 5 a lie. — : ; eo! ae!

Observation by Special Agent
of the FBI mo, _

. The University Committee on Vietnam of the University.
of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) held a _teach- -in at the: .

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. Grand. Ballroom, student Union Building, UCLA, “Los Angeles, « on”
- “November. 12, 1965. ROBERT SCHEER was one of the. speakers —
who talked in- opposition to United States foreign policv -
"regarding Vietnam. | During. his talk, SCHEER stated "The

Viet Cong is a party of peace and. if I was in Vietnam I.

B would be on the side of the Viet Cong. Woo ee.

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November 29, “1965,

"The Daily Californian" newspapers: which is

“published daily by ‘the Associated Students of -UCB, in. its
issue of February 2, 1966, contained a news article which
described the. march by Vietnam Day. Committee on Congressman

COHELAN 's. office on January 31,-1966, in ‘which ROBERT SCHEER .

_. participated. This article. stated in part, "According to -
_-- SCHEER, the primary. goal of his campaign is not to defeat

~~ his opponent. but rather to engender support for : the anti-—
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__Affiliation

‘SCHEER. for. Congress issued a press. “release January.

“ye 1966, stating that ROBERT SCHEER: announced. his candidacy’

for the. Democratic Party nomination for Congressman in the.

. 7th Congressional District of California. .In his. opening :
speech, SCHEER called for negotiations with the National

Liberation Front leading to the: withdrawal of American

troops. from Vietnam. | SCHEER said, "The . United States “iowa”
‘never have gone into Vietnam, should not have stayed. in. and.

should now get. out." SCHEER added, "The Johnson Administration

is waging an increasingly vicious war against the Vietnamese
people and this campaign will be aimed at. halting ite" a

“The ‘SCHEER. for Congress office, 2214 Grove Street,

Berkeley, California, issued a letter on the letterhead |

of this group pointing out that ROBERT SCHEER was running in.

the Democratic Party primary election in June 1966, for the .

- eongressional seat presently held by JEFFREY COHELAN. The
letter stated this challenge was being undertaken because _

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‘Conaressman COHELAN "has. been completely unresponsive to

the concern of: East. Bay citizens. who are: opposed to

~~ Administration policy. in Vietnam." It added that in addition .

- to the Vietnam issue, SCHEER intended to put forward a "Radical.

critique. of the. Great Society.! It also. _requested contributions:

of time and money to help in this campaign. _"Endorsers" |
of SCHEER for Congress were. listed on this letterhead as.

a follows: Co - oe

CARL BLOICE, Reporter ees
.., “People! Ss World" ae

MARK COMFORT Oe
Oakland. Diréct
Action. Committee -

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"MIRIAM CONNELLY
President 7
Bettermade Foods

Dr. J. _ RAYMOND. COPE

CASSANDRA’ DAVIS. an
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. oe eet Committee ——

RONNIE. DAVIS”
_ Director, | -
5. 2. Mime Troupe

DON DUNCAN ce ;
_ Master Sergeant, Ret.
US Special Forces

“LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI |
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BILL PINN | 00
Building Contractor ae

JOHN: GEORGE
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“Dr. CARLTON GOODLETT.
Publisher, ~~
Sun Reporter _

_- BARBARA GULLAHORN |
_ Organizer, oe
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_ Committee.

ELLY HARAWITZ AS ug
. Caseworker, Co a
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“MORRIS HIRSCH

a Professor of: Mathematics
. University of California’ oo

PAUL JACOBS a
Writer

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-. ANN MARTIN,
- Secretary ,.
Welfare - Rights -
. “Organization

ae  MARTLYN MILLIGAN.
o - ~ . < Postdoetoral Fellow | os
University of. California .

ALAN MYERSON ,
-Director,
The Committee _

ROSCOE PROCTOR
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SERA ROSENFIELD
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7 HARRY RUBIN.

- . Professor of Molecular

_ Biology, oo
University of California

JERRY RUBIN,
_. Organizer een
_ Vietnam Day Committee

Rev. SAM SMITH,

Chairman ,

| Welfare Rights Organization

"RICHARD STROHMAN
_. Professor of Zoology. 9°. >
University. of. California:

: JESSICA MITFORD TREUHAFT
: Writer

_ STEVE WEISSMAN,
Organizer. :
Free Speech Movement .

TOM WINNETT

—- Owner. _ -
 Pybate Lecture Notes.

REGINALD ZELNICK
-. Professor of History | _ -
University of. Califorria Es

ROBERT EVANS ~
Teacher re

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January 28, 1966

CARL. BLOICE attended a cP National Youth
Cadre. Conference which was held September. —
9-12, 1965, on a farm located in Northern: _
Indiana. . re

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He. also. is a. staff writer for the PW 7
newspaper. — oo

-- Special Agents of the FBI observed MARK
_ COMFORT as he. actively participated in
nine demonstrations sponsored by the Ad ae
_ Hoe Committee to End Discrimination: (AHCED)
--at the Oakland Tribune Building, 13th. and
Franklin. Streets, Oakland, California, - —
- during the period. November 21, (1964 through:
January 30, 1965. ;

with MORT SCHEER, West Coast Organizer
of Progressive | Labor Movement (PLM),

attend the PLM Convention which was to 7

be held. in New York City, April 15-18, |
1965, as a guest of. the West. Coast PLM. _

SF. T- ve
April 35 1965

Characterizations- of the Bae,
-  AHCED and Progressive | Labor
> Party (PLP), formerly known
as PLM, are. contained in the oO
Appendix.

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MARK COMFORT: left San Francisco, for Nee
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CASSANDRA DAVIS and ELLEN HARAWITZ. “attended - _
a meeting of the Bay Area CP Youth Clubs, .
which was held January 29, 1966, at 1005
53rd Street, Oakland, California. This

_ meeting WAS - addressed by GUS:- HALL, National ©
_ header of the cP, / USA from New ‘York (City. -

SF T- us te,
‘January 31, 1966 ;

A. meeting of the. Dewey. Davis” Branch’ of the
Professional Section, San Francisco County ce
- CP (SFCCP), was held January. 15, .1947, during ~
- which Dr. CARLTON. GOODLETT was. discussed, a
. The discussion ended with the ‘conclusion that.
even though Dr. GOODLETT tid not attend many =. |
_ meetings of this_ branch, he would be con-
tinued on the rolls of the CP because of the”
amount of work’ he did on the ‘outside.

SF T-46 . : a
January: 24, 1947

San Francisco "Examiner" newspaper | issue of

_ June 13, 1963, set forth information that -_

that California State Senate Sub-Committee on
Un-American Activities had released a report...
stating that Dr. CARLTON GOODLETT had visited

_ Moscow, Russia as a guest of the Kremlin. and |
that his support of Communist causes was well
~known.

FRANCES We HERRING, Berkeley, California,

Women for Peace, was listed as.a sponsor . .
of the National Committee. to Abolish the =.
. House Un -Ame rican. Activities Committee .

“SF T-47 So
- Qetober 24, 1963 ©

A characterization of ‘the.
National. Committee to Abolish. the
House Un-American Activities: Committee
-is contained in the. Appendix.

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: Records of the Board of Elections, HOO”

~ Broome Street, New York City, reflect™ that

_ EPHRAIM KAHN, 255 West 9th Street, ...
New York City, registered as a communist
'. in 1936, for the 9th Assembly District _
and the 47th Election Districts New York

City. . :

SF T- 4B advised on August 1s, “1949, that :
he had been informed by. RICHARD NUSSER,

- leader. of the CP. at Tucson, Arizona, that
_ EPHRAIM KAHN, 522 East Tucson Boulevard,
_ Tueson,: Arizona, was a CP member... NUSSER
“told the informant that the CP membership:
of KAHN must be kept secret. and not even
made” known to. other party members .

When SIDNEY STEINBERG and: ROBERT. THOMPSON,
fugitive National CP functionaries, were Pee
arrested near Twain Harte, California, —
August 27, 1953,.a’search of their effects.

. revealed that STEINBERG had the telephone _

“number of Dr. EPHRAIM. KAHN in his possession,
together with instructions regarding the -
code name to be used in making. contact. with

- this party.. When Dr. KAHN was Angerviewed
. about this matter, September 3, 1953, by.
- Special Agents of the FBI, he. jeciinga to .

‘cooperate stating, "Generally. speaking T do.

not approve (Of FBI investigations. "oe

The” "Berkeley Daily Gazette" newspaper y issue a
of November 16, 1965, contained a news article
headlined "Court Decision Brings Joy to
Communists Here." This article stated in-. .
part that ROSCOE PROCTOR at a press conference.
November 15 » 1965, admitted that he. had been a
member of the CP 5. USA. since 1941, and was. at

this time a member of the’ cP, “USA National us
‘Committee. _

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member in California in 1948, having an a
understanding of. Marxism and ‘helping shape. oe

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April 1s 1953 —

eSsteA ‘TREUHAFT was. identified in 1956,
-at hearings of the ‘Subversive Activities
Control Board, as Financial Director of.
the California Labor School and as a cP.
-functionary, ‘by witnesses. WILLIAM FOARD, _ a
DOROTHY. | SEFFERS , ‘TIMOTHY EVANS and others.

‘The California “Labor School. .
: has been designated by the oe
- Attorney General of the
. United States pursuant’ to
Executive ‘Order’ 10450.

WSCHEER For Congress". issued a leaflet headed "The.

"Following People Were Present at a Press Conference -Announc-.
- ing. The Candidacy of Robert Scheer for. Congress , 7th Congress —
- ional. District": Beneath this heading were listed the names.

of those listed on. the Scheer For Congress letterhead,

except for ANN MARTIN, ROBERT EVANS and HOWARD JETER. ” The —

following. additions were noted:

FRANCES HERRING = Member, Women For. Peace”

ELIJAH. TURNER Congress: of Racial Equality oo,
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A meeting of the ‘Santa Barbara Club, “Southern

California District: CP (SCDCP), was held February Wy: “1966,

at 1015: North Milpas, Santa Barbara, California. | During

this meeting a statement was made by: WILLIAM TAYLOR, a .
Tunetionary | of the SCDCP, that: IRVIN: LAUCKS | of the Center.

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Santa Barbara, was going to donate $10,000"
_ for a peace” candidate. and it was expected
that this: “money would-be. given to the =...
“campaign run by” ‘SCHEER - of Berkeley. » TAYLOR
felt thet some of this. money should go to. | a
ee. candidate in Southern California, if possible. . ee

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February 8, 1966.
a The Pw issue of February 12, 1966, , contained an.
article headlined"A New Campaign Tackles Old Issuesj"
.. written by CARL BLOICE. This article gives. historical mE a
_ background. of the City of Oakland, California and the. |
problems: faced. by the poor people “in that city. .It then’ . -
‘cites how DANIEL SIMON, M. D. had sent hundreds. of letters >
© to Berkeley, | California during the wekk of June 22, 1965,

pointing out that Congressman JEFFREY COHELAN. had failed .

to take a. stand in. opposition to United States. participation oe

in the war in Vietnam, and. enclosed cards addressed to :

Congressman (COHELAN appealing to COHELAN, to. speak out.

~ strongly in Congress for a cease fire and international

hegotiations through ‘the United Nations. The cards also —
stated that unless COHELAN took such action, he would be —
opposed for re-election. By August 1965, there had been.
750. cards processed and returned to Dr. SIMON. “When —

- Congressman COHELAN failed to. speak out in. Congress: ‘opposing

“US involvement. in Vietnan,. certain people began. searching °

. for a candidate to oppose him. ROBERT SCHEER agreed to-

Oppose COHELAN. .Some of hi. supporters left. the organization.

' because SCHEER refused to-shave off his beard and others oy
~ left the organization. because SCHEER refused to exclude Communists fror
his campaign committee. ‘Vhe. article stated ROBERT SCHEER .

had the endorsement of the VDC as well as a sizeable portion
of the community , and was not centered amon g the college
students. . . .

oe In early ‘1966, two functionaries of the cP discussed ne
the ‘fortheoming trip by SCHEER to Southeast Asia and his
desire to gO to North Vietnam;. Both functionaries agreed

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to have an interview at. the. North Vietnam Embassy while fhe
is in Cambodia. oO — .

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A meeting of: the San ‘Francisco CP’ Community.

“Youth Club was held December 18, 1965, at 2504 Sacramento
Street, Sari Francisco, ‘during which it was. announced. that. a

in the Bay Area primary election campaign | the party will
support ROBERT SCHEER for. Congressman in Berkeley. It. was ..

-also- announced that CARL BLOICE, a member of this CP club, -. .-°.
-and ROSCOE PROCTOR were serving on SCHEER's campaign. committee.

It was stated that -BLOICE, PROCTOR: @nd MICKEY LIMA, Chairman
of the. Northern California District CP, are functioning. as:

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A meeting of the East. Bay cP Industrial Club

was held January 10, 1966, at 2716 77th Avenue, Oakland,

California. During this meeting, it. was announced that a.

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A meeting of the Bay Area CP Youth: Clubs. was held

. January 29, 1966, at 1005 53rd Street, Oakland, California.
.- The: principal speaker at this meéting was GUS HALL from'the
National Office of the CP, USA. In his. talk, GUS HALL -
stated that the Party had made a decision in this ‘district

that their chief emphasis would be on the BOB SCHEER for

. Congress campaign, and as many youths | as possible fron. all

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a committee: to. plan ‘Strate sy for the Party’ S- Ole - in this
campaign -

.. Mr. SHEA, who is-going to oppose ‘Congressman JEFFREY COHELAN
in the 7th Congressional District, favors peace and not: |
a continuation of the Vietnam war. ~All members: present were

asked to |Support ‘Mr. SHEA. .

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A meeting - was | ‘scheduled to be. held February, 4,

1966. at 6115 Dover. Street, Oakland, California, of the’ ee
East Bay communists who were to work on BOB SCHEER" s election a
a campaign. — a . 7

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January. 3l, (1966,

A source advised that CARL BLOICE ‘had ‘been released.

from his job on the editorial staff of the PW to work full

time , on. instructions of the CP. ledderships in the campaign

_ of ROBERT SCHEER for the’ 7th Congressional. District.

oa political movement in this’ District and this campaign was:
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‘The “Berkeley Daily Gazette" r navenaisen), Perkeley, | oe

California, issue of June 9, 1966, carried a news article Bo ee
_ regarding the defeat of ROBERT SCHEER in his campaign as Democratic
- candidate for U. S. Congressman ‘from the 7th Congressional.

District Of California. ‘This article stated SCHEER received ...

a. total of 28,751 votes, while his Democratic opponent, JEFFREY

COHELAN, received 35,270 votes. This indicates SCHEER. captured
45 per. cent of the votes in this primary election. The newspaper

- quoted SCHEER as stating "From now.on I'm the shadow Congressman 7
in this District." He added that he would be a write-in candidate »
for U. .S. Congressman. in the November, 1966 election unless

Congressman JEFFREY COHELAN. stopped supporting the Vietnam war

/- and- unless -COHELAN faced up to the serious social problems

in the U; Ss. SCHEER added. that. he and his backers. were "building

“During. the interviews. “SCHEER ‘said the cost of. punning

his campaign had been $35,000 to $40,000, most of it being

donated by "students ,. housewives, longshoremen and what- ~have-you,"
and none of it coming from his own pocket. He said, _ "When I.

Started this © campaign I didn! t have ‘a dime.

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article headlined, "Scheer, Forces to Stay in Business.
“This article pointed ‘out ‘that in the Democratic primary
election held June 7, 1966, ROBERT. SCHEER: captured 44.9.
per cent of. the vote “against the incumbent Congressman |
- JEFFREY COHELAN in the. 7th. Congressional: District ne
.-of California. The article quoted SCHEER as stating he bs.
and his supporters. would continue the community battle on.
-. issues: and stated they planned to enter candidates in the
Race. for: municipal and - county offices, in 1967. a

| “SHARON GOLD and JUDY DUNLAP were “members of. whe
Fillmore Du Bois Club of San Francisco who were. working
vin the ROBERT SCHEER campaign ‘as. of February % 27, 2966.

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. A social “affair to benefit the. SCHEER for Conpress |
‘campaign was held March 19, 1966, at the residence of ROSCOE
PROCTOR iin. Berkeley, california, with ROBERT and ANNE SCHERER 90
in attendance. | Pe, ro

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ROSCOE PROCTOR is a member of ‘the. ‘National

Committee, CP,. USA, “and attended a. meeting.

of this body held hécenber 3-7, 1966, in:

“New. York City,. during which time he was also.

selected a member of the National | _
Executive Committee ,. CP, USA.

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“De ember 95 1966. °
A ‘meeting of the Marin County. ‘Communis t Party |
Club was held March 23, 1966 , at 315 Rydal Street, Mill ~
-~ “Valley,. California: . At this necting it was “announced ‘that .
. CARL BLOICE had been released from his job at the "PW".
since he is ‘acting as publicity man for ROBE RE SCHEER © in
the. SCHEER for Congress campaign.
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A meeting “of the San Francisco Du Bois Club was

held March 28, 1966, at 1830 Fell Street, San Francisco, |

_ during which it was announced that ‘the. ‘Club ‘would hold a.
mobilization. April 2 1966. to work on ROBERT. SCHEER" 'S.

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Maren 29.5 1966.

A CP Youth. Commission: meeting was held. March ing

(29, “1966 » at 2504 Sacramento Street, San Francis SCOg during
which there was a ‘discussion of youth work.  -It- was stated:
“that the work of ‘the youths in the: ROBERT. SCHEER campaign _
-, shouldhave’ been. and should now be pointed” towards building .

a Du Bois Club in Oakland.

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‘The "py ssue of May 21, “1966 carried an editorial |

which stated. that in the 7th Congressional. District the big.

ssues of the. time were "for peace, for freedom, for labor' S|

‘Liphts, ‘fora serious war on the grinding poverty. that”
blights.the lives of so many. people ‘in. this District." The -
editorial then told that ROBERT SCHEER has joined. all these
issues in his campaign’to win the Democratic nomination: for

Congress. It concludes by urging the readers to vote for -

ending the war in Vietnam, for seriously beginning the. war
on poverty, ‘for Negro representation and for. labor's. rights...

Y

ROBERT KAUFMAN , a member of - ‘the. East Bay cp

Industrial - Club, stated August 8, 1966, that he had- served

as ‘labor relations man for. "ROBERT SCHEER. during SCHEER"s

. campaign for Congres 5S from the- 7th Congressional District
of California.

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CARL. BLOICE gave a party on ‘Christmas Eve,- Decenbér

24, 1966, at the. residence of ROBERT SCHEER, Milvia and Ore pon
Streets, Berkeley, California, which. was attended (by about: ee
(60 persons , including ROBERT and ANNE SCHEER Me fe

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ae 7 meeting of ‘the East Bay cP Industrial Club: was
held January 17, 1968, at Oakland, California » which was
‘not attended by ROBERT SCHERR. . During this meeting’, at.
was announced that ROBERT . SCHEER was. poing to run for. the
US. Senate. on the Peace and Freedom (PFP). ticket in = |:
opposition. to the incumbent Senator THOMAS KUCHEL. ~All:
CP members: were urged to support the PFP slate of candidates .

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January 24, (1968 |

aa OA meeting of the Northern California District cP

~ qteper) Committee was held January 20,.1968, in-San. =

~ Franeciseo, which was not attended by the Subject. During
this meeting, there was a discussion of the CP political | .
activities during which it was statéd that BOB SCHEER |
had indicated a willingness to run for: the US Senate, but

‘he wanted a definite commitment from. the CP and other
organizations. in the State, such as Black Panther | BrOUpS

and PEP, that. they would support him. .

"January 29, 1968

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Ganuary 26, 1968,

A meeting of the. NCDCP Committee was. held February |
1968 in San Francisco, during which MICKIE LIMA, CP ao

istrict ‘Chairman, announced that he and ROSCOE PROCTOR, a

District Negro Organizer, had met. with ROBERT SCHEER and both _ oe

falt that the. Party :should support ROBERT SCHEER in: his.

candidacy. , for the Us Senate on’ the PFP- ticket. ce ;

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, February 5 Jy, “1968

ON meeting of the Campus’ op Chub was. “held February
1968 at Berkeley, California, during, which. it was.
announced that ROBERT SCHEER had decided to run for. the
Senate and HUEY NEWTON from the Black Panther Party had: been.
drafted to run for Congress. There were indications that
the CP. would support both candidates.

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A characterization. of the .
Black Panther Party (BPP).

is contained in the “Appendix
of this report.

on ‘February 21, 1968, ‘there was a. discussion: ‘led

py t TERENCE W. GREENE in Oakland, California, regarding a.

recent meeting of the East Bay CP. Regional ‘Committee. ~

_ At this regional meeting, there was a discussion of whether —
- the CP should support the PFP candidates It. was. stated a
that the youths on the CP Regional Committee. favored the cP

supporting certain PFP- candidates ‘such. as ROBERT SCHEER. (The

_ matter was “not resolved at this meeting.

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Marche 4 1968

“The "PW 3 issue of March. ‘16, 1968, carried a news ‘

article entitled "PFP, New Party to Set Aims." In this:

article it was stated "Author ROBERT SCHEER announced. last

_week he was withdrawing From contention, although some
political observers say he may be courting a possible draft .
movement" for the US Senate on the PFP. ticket. The article.

told of. plans of the PFP to have a state-wide conference,

“The "Berkeley Barb", a weekly underground newspaper

article headlined "Differs But Will Fight. for Party." This.

article dealt with the decision of. ROBERT SCHEER not to
. pun. for the US Senate on the PFP ticket. . SCHEER was auoted
as @ying, "I can be more helpful without being a- candidate.
I want to work hard for PFP. without Peing: aceused of. doing
it for personal. advantage «

"TD will also be free’ of the petty in- fighting that.

March 16-18, 1968, at Richmond,. California, to pass a state- |
ment of. basic principles: and to vefine planks for a platform.

” ene. features. news of left wing groups; published. in Berkeley, —
California, in its issue of March 15-21, °1968; carried a news —

foes on too much in PPP. ~ I am talking about. PFP in. Berkeley.

. This does: not “apply to. the. rest of the state. Woe

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“SCHEER was also quoted as peing critical of his”

- eritis es in the. 1966 Congressional campaign as_ follows: oo SY

. “Without | ‘those 1966 peace campaigns, there would |
be ro PFP today. In this area, - my campaign gave rise
“to CNP (Community for New Politics) and. CNP. formed the ©

base. for PFP here. ft made the motion din ae CNP met

te form PFP.

co "That Congressional campaign did give rise to.
organization on the left and its ‘continuity is visibly .

~ demenstrated_ by the fact. that we turned our main office © |
at. 2214 Grove. (Berkeley) into the: “headquarters. of PEP." oe

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He Community for New Politics
' -. also known as

published

Committee for New. Politics

“Communique. for New. Politics, Left- Out: News", .
bi-weekly by the. Community . for ew: Politics,

2214 Greve Street, Berkeley, California, 347034 in volume

Supported

number one, carried. an ar-icle captioned, "T> ALL Wo -

Scheer for Congvess". ‘This article ‘stated:

‘our campaign we “3 founded _ on. ‘assumpe:

tions which are at odds with mainstream

.. issues and not. personalities. ces Og

American politics. We are concerned with

ioe

Me ‘were “committed. to development. of
community dialogue and involvement and not
merely to electoral victory. The fact.

that we obtained. an unexpectedly large: vote ~

does not. change this commitment but. rather.
reinforces it. 'The Community for New |:
Politics' was formed to carry out this

commitment. “Ye are, in fact, ina very

‘favorable position to implement | a ‘new

- .politics'. The campaign produced strong |
community. ties and the beginnings of a
. serious program. If we succeed in new | oo,
- politics it will serve as a much neaded- model | ot

for American political life. If we. fail

to seriously. attempt it we betray’not (—

only the larger community but our most

significant hopes: as well.

“nehis will be a more: aifficult: periad

than) that which preceded. the: e1 ection--it.
; requires all Of our. “Support. a .

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Source’ ‘Advised that the "SCHEER For. Congress

 Comni-tte’ was an organization formed in early 1966, for ~~
the purpose of. supporting ROBERT. SCHEER as.a candidate for
a seat in the United States. House of Representatives, —

United States ‘Congress, from the 7th: Congressional District

of California in the primary election of. June (1966.

“This committee was a group of diverse: people formed

“ton ‘the specific purpose of. supporting: and working. for.
“ROBERT. SCHEER in’ his bid for, a seat in ‘the. United States
: Congress.

‘The: primary , plank in: ‘this committee! g , platform —

was opposition, to the US involvement in the. Vietnam. War

- cand with a further and continuing involvement. by. the US”

; Government | in the War | on. Poverty ang civil crights.

Sp pe oh
July 31, 1967,

OA ‘closed membership meeting of the Socialist -

‘Workers Party (SWP) was held at 873 Broadway, New York,

New York, June 30, 1966. ‘During this meeting one. of the i
members gaia he -had. attended. a National Conference for New

Politics and this organization. has: a: $100, 000 fund.

-. Contributions from. this fund were described as having oo

_ including: $i, 000. to. ROBERT. SCHEER. for nis: election campaign. | :

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ROBERT SCHEER has” particpated in. vagtivitied:

ation 8 by the Community For: ‘New Politics. as. follows:

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“Location. Activity. Source _ Furnished _ Activity
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-. Berkeley, 00 003.7 _ PON
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Meeting, «9/21/66 = SF. T-35. 9/23/66 ~— Participant.
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“Meeting, | "20/8/66 © SF T-60.- 10/11/66. Speaker
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‘Meeting, -——~—=«2/21/67 «SF T-61 2/23/67 Speaker _
‘Berkeley = wo ET

‘Meeting, 8/28/67 SF 7-25 6/26/67 Participant.
Berkeley a

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Convention, © «. «- 9/4/7_ SF T-63 9/11/67 oe a
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A meeting of the CNP was. held February” 22, (1967,
- at Le Conte School, Berkeley, California. During this
- meeting, ROBERT ‘SCHEER reported he had recently. visited-
-- Europe where he had talked with BERTRAND RUSSELL and
_Bepresente tives of the National Liberation Front . (of. North
Vietnam). He mentioned that. BERTRAND: RUSSELL. was: trying—
- to set up a war crimes tribunal, possibly leading to.
agreeable sglutions to the conflict in Vietnam. | SCHEER.
. gaid, in reference: to the representatives of the National _
“Liberation Front, that. they were of one mind’ in their deter- a
- mination to. ‘rid themselves of the yoke. of colonialism once =
and for alle pe ea
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. OA meeting sponsored by. ‘the CNP . was. held at Berkeley =
‘Community Theater, Berkeley, California, on June .23, 1967, ve
attended by about. 2000 people including ROBERT. SCHEER, who.
was introduced but did not speak... The: only speaker was
-- FELIX GREENE. GREENE. spoke of his recent trips: to Red _
_ China and to North Vietnam. GRFEENE's remarks were favorable
to the communists in both China and North Vietnam.. ‘He. 9
| eriticized. American efforts, belitted United States activities
-and.did all he could to emphasize that the United States _
_ should. get. out of Vietnam. He ‘also showed pictures of North .
Vietnam, pointing out that the United States was | bombing ©
hospitals, churches , women and children.

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June 26, 1967

‘The first issue. of “New Politics News", published |
by the Convention Center, 1517 West Howard Street, Chicazo,
_ Illinois, contained .a call for a national convention -of
the National Conference for New Politics: (NCNP) entitled,
"New Politics Convention | on 1968 and. Beyond,. "to be held —
August 29, 1967, through. September 4, 1967, at the Palmer
. House, Stae and. Monroe Streets, Chicago, Illinois.» This.
mo publication identified .the NCNP Convention Steering.
: _ Committee as consisting of twenty- -~five individuals including a

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-WROBERT. SCHEER; ‘Berkeley, Committee ‘for ‘New Politics." This |

-. publication: stated that. during: the convention, a four- iad

_ panel would hold a discussion on "Perspective for™ 1968!

“ROBERT SCHEER was scheduled to be one of these panelists
and’ was also scheduled to address the convention on the .
“--topie of "Perspective for 1968" on ‘the -evering of September

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suny 20, 1967 Po

ok syndicated article by BLUCE BIOSSAT was”
carried in the Berkeley Daily Cazette newspar or, porkeley,
- California, issue of Seprember 12, 1967 lealing oriy.
-with the NCNP. Convention which was™held. “August 31, 1967.
through September Wee 1967. in.Chicago. The. only person.
mentioned by name in. this article was “FOBERT SCHEER.”
_ The remarks related to. SCHEED are as follows:

_ “Perhaps the. strangest performance
of ‘the whole incredible drama was that
of Fobert > Sheer, managing.editor of.

. Ramparts magazine who last year ran a
strong, though losing, primary race in
- California's: Berkeley district as a peace —
_ candidate against an. incumbent Democratic

"Congressman.

. ~. “On one ‘convention day, Sheer

_. stood before the assembled delegates | and»

- @loquently Pleaded with the whites to:
purge. themselves. of self-contempt and

_- self-hate. He called on them. to find ways
to build bridges to other whites whose oo
sympathies — must be won if white radicals
are ever to. bring any real power. to a
coalition. with Negroes. Said ‘Sheen:

“Youre helping ‘the black neople and .

7 the poor, but. you can't talk to vour own co
parents. or to. tre ‘kids. you erew 1p with

on “your block, ag ;

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“Has CNP
: Begun to |
| Grow ‘Up?

‘Robert Scheer has) his» I
-diderences with fellow members
‘of the New- Left, che’ Said here!
Friday. -
cp In his talk - to the City Com-;

‘mons Club, he ‘said the nation

for. years: had operated undér

a Scheer continued: “Our form ° -
‘of dress, s&xUal trores, many © -

- Jaspects of middle class society

are. -boring.. We go in for -

artificial purstiits such as

watching . television and. fixing. _
up our. homes. I find every
restaurant I eat in in’San Fren-—

cisco. boring: °

“The hippies: force us 5 to reais oe

amine these things —.even the

iNew Left. can cleana_from the,

hippies." sane So

oa theory which ‘blamed com:

“jmunism. as “the devil’’
jresponsible for all world

tturmoil. -A listener askeil:|

|*Desn't the New ; Left. ‘have

its own devil theory —-agairst| ©

_» odibstals and Democrats?” 3
' Scheer replic
= ow1 differences” with the New

:. “I have my}.

+ ‘. Le!t because of the fact thatl -

‘I wear suits and-have a job.”

He wore a ‘suit of gmuted :
_ plaid -pattern with a. vest,!
_. striped, button-down shirt with

“a long collar and figured tie.

He continued: “Here ’- in -

- Berkeley the Community: for

New Politics. is generally beyond -

the student stage, over 30.1

traditional politics: When. IT ran

for Congress I received the CIC}
‘(California Democratic Council)}. _

enjorsement, though I didn't
 revognize . many faces at’ the
meeting. ”
~~ Scheer added: ey. got the sup-
, port from liberal people because
. they -were disillusioned . with
_ liberal policies. I don’t like stop-
‘iping- troop trains or picketing.

‘But I did not come. to the}. |
‘New. Left without coming}.

: th rough liberal politics.
““T went to the Democrétic OR a
Party convention of 1956. I vias a Classification: |

‘once on the national board. of .
.ADA : (Americans. tor}:

‘Democratic Action). There is
a great danger- in . symbols.’
There | is a great. number of
‘symbols that: ate~atiacked and
ideserve to be: attacked.”

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‘The "San Francisco Examiner," a daily newspaper Sg En

‘published at. San Francisco, California, — ‘in its issue of |
October 3, 1967, carried a news article. headlined “New

Peace’ Party’ s Aim - Beat LBJ." The article explained that.

“the newly formed Peace and. Freedom Party. is out to beat

President Johnson in 1968 even at. the expense of electing
| _ bis. Republican opponent. oo .

‘The article continued by saying that the new po

“peace and Freedom Party was recertly formed in an effort .

- stated” his. position with "Ramparts" ‘Magazine also creates demands:
one his: time, ow

Party candidate on the ballot. ROBERT SCHEER was listed as”
one’ of. ‘the founders of the Peace and Freedom Party. .

-abee. published at Berkeley, California, in its issue of

- but Will Fight for Party." This article explained that Co

_. ROBERT SCHEER's. decision to withdraw as a Peace. and Freédom rs
- Party (PFP) candidate for nomination as U.S. Senator, was: ne

_ based primarily on differences with the PFP leadership |
over how to conduct the campaign. SCHEER was quoted as.

and at the same time reach out to bring ‘people in. I don't.
agree’ that there is a conflict between educating people and

will be talking only to small meetings of convinced people. ee os

> yegetarian-type party." SCHEER also objected to being asked
_ for loyalty to the PFP program before it had been adopted.

to promote peace candidates and had initiated a. drive. for.
the 67,000 ‘Signatures needed to put a Peace and. Freedom

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March 15-21, 1968, carried an article. headlined, “Differs

saying, "I think it is possible to conduct a. radical. campaign

running a. principled: campaign. There are purists in PFP who

Some of the purists seem to want a small, left wing,

SCHEER said he expects to campaign very actively for PFP, but

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"SCHEER also claimed that his unsuccessful campaign | ‘for.
nomination as U. S. Congressman from the 7th Congressional
‘District of California gave rise to the Community for New »

Politics (CNP) and the CNP formed the base for PFP P locally. —

oP “Supt ort. for PFP_

A meeting. of the Campus cP Club was. “hela February a, ce

1968, at 3048 Deakin Street, Berkeley, California, ‘during :

' which there was a discussion of political activities. One
Of the members. noted that ROBERT SCHEER had. decided to. run
for the Senate and HUEY. NEWTON had been drafted to run for.

Congress, each on the PFP ticket and he suggested that. all

Communist Party ACE). ‘group members work for the PFP.-

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Aw characterization of HUEY NEWTON and.
the Black Panther Party (BPP) of which |
he is a leader, are contained in the
_ Appendix of this. report.

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A meeting of the Southern california District cP.

“Committee was held March 2, 1968, at Hungarian Hall, 1251.

--. South Andrews Place, Los Angeles, California.. During’ this.

Free Huey 3 Newton Fund

' meeting, there was a discussion of political activities and
the PFP, The CP's position was that the PFP is an. independent

party with a radical potential and that. CP members. in PFP

would be fighting for that position. — It was stated that there
were three PFP candidates running for the U.S. Senate in the.
primary election and the CP would support ROBERT SCHEER and |

would urge people = to vote for him’ in the. primary election. ~

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A ‘mailing. of a letter was ‘gent during May, 1968,

requesting moral and financial support for Free Huey Newton

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Fund, The letter explained that an effort was being made

to circularize this letter door-to-door by volunteer Oakland _

youths to gain community support in the effort. to free HUEY

NEWTON (from his charge of murder of an Oakland Policeman,
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‘raised would be used for the legal defense of HUEY NEWTON

and fifty percent would be used to mobilize. the people of

. Oakland, in. support of the effort to free HUEY. NEWTON , and Pees,
-, to stop police harassment. This letter was. signed by eleven ore
, individuals. sanelyding ROBERT and | ANN SCHEER. ee ns !

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“The: "People! 8 world". (ew) ‘newspaper in its “daeue

of May ll, (1968, carried a half pagé article consisting of

an “interview with BOB MANDEL, who had been arrested twice

for his leadership in anti-draft activities. The. article ~
_ stated that funds were being raised to defray legal costs. So
Of MANDEL and six others arrested in the anti-draft. activities, —
and that contributions to the Oakland Seven Defense. Fund =. a
_-.ghould be sent to 6468 Benvenue. Avenue, Oakland, California
(residence of ROBERT and ANNE_ SCHEER) « .

The “Berkeley Barb'an underground : newspaper

_ publishea weekly. in Berkeley, California, in its issue .
< Of October 25-31, 1968, carried a newspaper article head- —
lined "Scheer. supports Newton." This article stated "Bob
S@HSSE endorsed Huey Newton for Congress last week.” It
_. quoted Scheer as Saying, "I. ran against Cohelan in 1966
-' because the. assumptions that he shared with the: democratic
- establishment and the powerful interests behind it led him:
‘to support the war in Vietnam and to ignore the increasingly |

desperate crisis in our. cities, including the. miserable Sonditions: _

 Fdght here in Oakland. uo

The article pointed | out that HUEY Pe NEWTON was

“running aged JEFFREY COHELAN as the PFP candidate in the

- California 7th Congressional. District, COHELAN being. the Democratic

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_ Party candidate and the incumbent. | The article continued by
quoting ROBERT SCHEER as saying, "I. have come to know and |
_ respect. HUEY over the past two. years, and I am. \ very pleased »

to - “support | him for | Congress .*

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- Rally October 26, 1968.

A rally was held at 30th Street and Oceanview Blvd.,

San. Diego, California, on October 26, (1968, attended by about
3500 persons, including ROBERT SCHEER of "Ramparts" magazine.

The principal speaker at this rally was STOKELY CARMICHAEL, |

who stated that black people should arm themselves and stop:
. worrying about the law of this country, since this country

is not interested in black people. CARMICHAEL said that

‘when a black boy reaches 18 years of age, the government.

‘would put a gun in his hand and send him off to fight the

. yellow people who had never called him a nigger or abused —
him in any way. Other matters discussed related to alleged

police brutality against Negroes.

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identified as Prime Minister of the BPP.

Forum, November 1, _1968

A Forum sponsored by the ‘PFP was ‘scheduled to be

‘hee - November 1, 1968, at Whittier School, Milvia and Virginia |

Streets, ‘Berkeley, California. This forum was to feature.

BOBBY SEALE, Chairman. of the BPP, and ROBERT SCHEER, "Editor.

- of Ramparts. magazine and 1966 peace candidate’ in the Democratic .
‘primary in Oakland-Berkeley' s Seventh Congressional District."

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of October 26, 1968 .

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A ineeting of the valley New. Community Moveniant
was “held November 2, 1968, at 13164 Burbank Blvd., Van Nuys Se
District, Los Angeles, California with about 300 to 325 people >

in. attendance. ‘ROBERT SCHEER was one of the speakers at this
meeting. SCHEER! s statements were ‘summarized as follows:

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. America| must pull out. of Vietnam becauge: it . is oo
- essentially wrong. The dominant political institutions» are.

. Yesponsible for the U. S. involvement in Vietnam. We must.

.. Yeject. the. emotion. of racial evil by studying the war. in
Vietnam. America is fundamentally racist and must come to OTS
: gxips with itself about racism, Relations are unwholesome between
white radicals and black panthers. The Panthers are. becoming —

- better organized and can reach more people than white people -

-.. Can reach, The Panthers wrote a book to obtain money with -
which to ‘purchase guns.

At the same meeting ,. GEORGE MURRAY , Minister of
‘Education. of BPP also spoke condemning the institutions in
the U.S. as all being. racist and working to keep the black
people enslaved. MURRAY. stated. that if the black. people . oo.
wanted anything they had. to get it with guns. and forces. a

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Benefit for ELDRIDGE CLEAVER arn

A benefit: for ELDRIDGE CLEAVER, which was described

as “an evening with the Defense Committee" was held November 21, ,

- 1968, under sponsorship of the International Committee to Defend ©
Eldridge Cleaver, at California Hall, Polk and Turk Streets, =
San Francisco, California, with about 400 people present. Ad- .
- mission to the affair was. $3 per person and it was held. _to. eS
_ Yaise money to help prevent ‘ELDRIDGE CLEAVER from. being ‘returned ce
- to jail. ROBERT. SCHEER was listed on the letterhead of this .
- organization as. ‘Director. |: SCHEER opened the meeting with a
few introductory remarks to the effect that CLEAVER was. being
incarcerated. for his political. views and activities. The _
_ principal speaker at this affair was CHARLES GARRY, Attorney
for the BPP, who described the CLEAVER case as. political and.
said every effort must be. made ‘to prevent. CLEAVER from being»
- xeturned to jail. He made a strong plea for contributions —
of money to assist CLEAVER. SO . a

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‘The ‘International Committee of Defend Eldridge

“eudeier. issued a press release November 25, 1968, calling.

on the public to support a vigil. at the residence of ELDRIDGE

‘CLEAVER at 2777 Pine Street, San Francisco, 24 hours each day

until CLEAVER was returned to jail November 27, 1968. The
purpose of the vigil was to allegedly stop the San Francisco |

- Police Department. from "murdering" CLEAVER when they came to 7

arrest him to return him to jail. This press— release was —

on the letterhead of the International Committee to Defend |

Eldridge Cleaver, which listed ROBERT SCHEER as the Director,
one of three listed officials, (Rather than return to jail

ELDRIDGE CLEAVER went into hiding November 26, 1968; and is

Presently being. sought as a fugitive from justice).

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| Meeting | December 6, 1968

‘The "Berkeley. Barb" newspaper, issue of November. 29-

December 5, ‘1968, carried an advertisement of a meeting entitled

"Perspectives on the Left" to be held December 6, 1968, at.

-Columbus. Elementary School, 1541 12th Avenue, San Francisco,

California, under sponsorship of the Bay Area PFP. ROBERT

_. SCHEER” was listed as one of the five. speakers: advertised.

ANN SCHEER attempted to contact ‘KATHLEEN: CLEAVER »

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Berkeley, California, on March 4, 1969, in an effort to have
- KATHLEEN CLEAVER immediately telephone ROBERT SCHEER in. New .
‘York. City. It was not known’ ‘whether. this contact was “made

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: who claims that he is an ex-professor of a California |
_.' University, visited Japan about February ‘ll, 1965. He |
~ went to visit the office of the National Harbor and Ports:
Labor Union in Tokyo. The Japan labor. union put up SHEA —
an one of their. dormitories and had him live there until
three days ago, when he left Japan and went to Indonesia

on.a ten-day trip. Before he left Japan for Indonesia,

he claimed that he strongly desired to go to Communist
. China. — He was complaining to the Japanese labor union
officials about the discrimination problem in the U. SS...

and made derogatory remarks about the U.S... The Japanese

‘labor union official, after. listening to his desire to go =
to Communist China, asked the Chinese Communists now staying

in Tokyo about the possibility of SHEA's trip to the Chinese

-. Mainland.” The Chinese did not give a decisive answer. Although —
SHEA is’ expected to return to Japan after his trip from. Indo-. .
--nesia, he may go to China directly from Indonesia. It is
_. said that SHEA had to quit his university. job due to an .
~ article he wrote after he came back from. a trip to Cuba.
_ Phe article contained some derogatory remarks - about the -
Ue s. Government. C$) a | oo

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correst name of the. individual was: SCHEER rather than SHEA. )

"Contact with North Vietnamese:

"Myr ROBERT | SCHERR, 2821 “pwight way, Berkeley,

California," was described as being a correspondent: of » -
“NGUYEN VAN SAO. and CU DINH BA. SAO and BA are representatives
-in London of the North Vietnamese Communist weekly newspaper |
“Cuu Quoc," which is published in Hanoi. SAO and BA live ~
and maintain their office at 38 ‘Netherhall ‘Gardens, Hampstead, —
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a ‘The “Berkeley Daily Gazette" newspaper,
issue of February 23, 1966, carried a news article head-- _
- lined "Peace Group Slates Scheer." This article states
ROBERT SCHEER, candidate for. Congressman, 7th Congressional |
_ District, would speak under: the -sponsorhsip of the Berkeley
Women for Peace on February 24, 1966, at Friends ‘Meeting _—
House, Berkeley. It added that SCHEER, "an outspoken |
_ eritic of the Johnson Administration policies in Viet Nam, a
is presently touring South Viet Nam and Cambodia, the latter |
- country at the invitation of Prince SIHANOUK." It continued
by stating, “Foreign Editor of Ramparts, author of ‘Cuba -
Tragedy ina Hemisphere ' and 'How the United States Got. Meh,
Involved in Viet Nam.' SCHEER is also known for his ‘associa- vy
tion with the Center for Study of Democratic Institutions = =|
at Santa Barbara." The article concluded by stating that.
_ Women £or Peace would vote on endonging SCHEER's candidacy
at. this: meeting.

An: article appeared in “~The Daily Californian,"
. issue of March 1, 1966, which stated that ROBERT SCHEER.
“would .give | “an: eyewitness report from Southeast Asia" at .
-. 8:00 p.m. at the Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, .. _
' California. The article added, "SCHEER is a candidate _
_ for Congress in the 7th. Congressional District and an vee
authority on U. S. policy in Vietnam.”

_ The "Berkeley Daily Gazette" newspaper, issue: - of

' March 1, (1966, Garried a news article advertising the above —
‘speech. It also contained information to the effect that ™ .
SCHEER's travels during February, 1966, took him to Cambodia, a
‘Thailand and South Vietnam. . . i ne rn

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- carried an article reporting the. results of an interview oo
by this newspaper on March 3, 1966, with ROBERT. SCHEER, —
“who was scheduled to speak March 4, 1966, on the campus

~ of UC, Berkeley. This article quoted SCHEER as stating ‘that ae Oo

Oakland, California might be the next Watts and explode 2!

(into race riots) because of ‘the "miserable conditions which ~ 7 |

have persisted | there for the last. 25 years." : The article.

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- then ‘stated that SCHEER described a recent trip he had .
taken to Cambodia, which he described as "one of the few
. neutral governments ‘in the world, very jealous of its.
prerogatives." SCHEER said he visited Cambodia at the
invitation of its government and was sent there by “Ramparts”
. Magazine, of which he is. Foreign Editor, — He said he was.
accompanied by STANLEY SCHEINBAUM, "an adviser to the Diem
Government in Vietnam. from 1955 to 1961." SCHEER asserted
that after exploring the entire frontier between Cambodia |
~. and South. Vietnam, he concluded that. "Cambodia was: not being
used in any significant way, to support the fighting in. South:
 Wietnam." He. explained that by any significant wey he meant | co
oo) that. Cambodia was not a "major staging area for the Viet Cong."

7 , _ A CP contact class was held February 4, 1966; at
631. Redwood. Street, San. Francisco, .during. which it. was: stated.
- that ROBERT SCHEER had left. San Francisco February 4, 1966,.

' for Cambodia-and there was a very good possibility | that nn

— SCHEER would also visit North. Vietnam. 5s :

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_ its ruler, Prince | SIHANOUK, . and planned to leave for ,
: Cambodia with his: wife, ANNE, about February 7, 1966.
SCHEER intended to report on this trip for “Ramparts”
Magazine upon. his return. An unidentified member of the
VDC received a cablegram. indicating. that. ROBERT SCHEER |
was din Cambodia on February 8, +1966. . .

Officer CHARLES HARRISON”
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oo An item in the column of JACK ROSENBAUM: | appeared oe
in the "San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle" newspaper —_
“ issue of February 13, 1966, reading: "Federal. authorities
hear that ROBERT. SCHEER, candidate. for Congress. in. the. East
Bay opposing JEFFREY COHELAN, is in Cambodia, presumably
headed for Vietnam. If so,, they gan' t wait to. > Pick up his’
Passport." °

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a ZYGMUNT BRONIAREK , the ‘Washington, ‘D. Cc. re
correspondent. for "Trybuna Ludu, * Polish daily newspaper —
- and official organ of the Polish United Workers (Communist)
Party (PZPR) met on April 13, 1966, with ROBERT SCHEER, >
_ Democratic candidate for Congress from the Tth Congressional
; District of California. es a

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Trip. to London and Pra ue, 1967

; ROBERT SCHEER was in London, England, January 26,
-1967,. and claimed that he was engaged in writing an article
about the International Student Conference (ISC) for the
magazine "Ramparts" of which he is Editor. The article was
intended to be an exposure of the ISC and, in order to obtain
_.. Material for it, SCHEER was planning a two. day visit to the ©
_ headquarters of. the International Union of Students (IUS) in.
. Prague. SCHEER was seeking information on. the’ passing. of . _
financial assistance from the TSC to student unions in Africa: |.
~ and Latin America. (Ss) |

Bo While in London, SCHEER met with FERGUS ; NICHOLSON, .
National Student . Organizer of the Communist - Party of great -.
Britain, and with DAVID. HOROWITZ,-an American postgraduate

_ student at the London School of Economics, who has. been closely
_. connected with the Bertrand Russell. ‘Peace Foundation. ©) —

SCHEER ‘planned to leave London for Ameterdam on’
| ‘January 27, 1967, and then to ‘Paris before. travelling to.
Prague: January | 29, (1967, GC)

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. | ‘Phe: "San Francisco’ Examiner" newspaper, issue of.
"February. 24, 1967, carried a page 1 news article headlined,

_ “Ramparts. Editor at Prague Meet" by CARL ROWAN. This article

explained that "a few days» ago a brief, cryptic report out of. .
Prague, Czechoslovakia, \ was Passed among a. handful (of fOp. officials

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in Washington." ‘The wport said that an editor of Ramparts" |
magazine had visited Prague and held "a long, secret session”

with officers of the Communist controlled. Tntexnational. Union.» bse

: of Students (IBS) ..

“The article continued by stating that. "Ramparts" oS

is the ‘magazine. that exposed the fact that the Central

Intelligence Agency (CIA) had been financing the National |
Student Association (NSA), which in turn had worked for

_ several years to prevent IUS from dominating the youth of the on

‘world. The article questioned what relationship: there’ was

_ between, "Ramparts" and the WS.

‘ROWAN telephoned ROBERT SCHEER, ‘Managing Editor of

: “Ramparts” in San Francisco and SCHEER admitted that he had

met with representatives of the National Liberation Front, - ok,

political arm of the. Communist Viet Cong, in South Vietnam,
and also with IUS officers in Prague “several weeks ago"

for two. days. In response to a question as to who controlled.

IUS, SCHEER replied, “It is essentially an organ of the

: “foreign policy of the Soviet Union." SCHEER emphasized De
that he had visited IUS headquarters strictly for journalistic
_ reasons and that he was in Europe. writing a story for. "Ramparts"

‘on Bertrand Russell, "(94 year old British philosopher who

plans a Vietnam 'war crimes trial’ of President Johnson)", so.

he continued on to Prague to check the international implications. :
of the “Ramparts" article on the NSA. SCHEER volunteered, "We.
don't truck with Communism in Ramparts. © We cempare the U.S.
position in Vietnam with the actions of the Soviet Union. in- -
Hungary. ._ Both are intolerable and-we make no-bones about: it.

Any attempt to smear us at Ramparts is libelous and we'll mute

I warned the same thing when. they were muttering about me.

a being a. Communist. when I ran: for Congress."

‘ROBERT SCHEER traveled to Prague, ‘Czechoslovakia

- - during the: first week of February , 1967, to contact the Inter-.

national Union of Students (IUS)-.and was an official guest of »

_ the Czechoslovakian Government with his lodging. being. furnished |
at the best hotel in Prague. — SCHEER | requested and- received

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to the National Student Association, a United States ss
affiliate of IUS. SCHEER's trip from West Germany to |.
_ Czechoslovakia was fiaanced by the Czecosolvakian Government .
| and WLODOMIERZ KONARSKI, Vice President of IUS, was in
charge of this visit.(g\ See oo

oe _ SCHEER had a wide range of interviews with Ius
.. executives and was provided with some internal IUS documents..
_ While in Prague, SCHEER wrote an article based on material

which he obtained while in Europe and this article was later

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Bowl - The "California Jewish Record" newspaper, an
_ English language weekly newspaper published at Oakland, ©
“California, in its issue of September 1, 1967, contained
_ an editorial captioned, "Is BOB SCHEER An Anti-Semite?" |
This editorial described SCHEER as Managing Editor of — ee
_ “Ramparts"“ magazine and an unsuccessful candidate in the
- primary election of 1966, = Be

oa - The editorial stated SCHEER had recently returned
from a trip to Cairo and Israel and then spoke at a meeting.
in Berkeley, California, August 25, 1967, when he told his | —
_ audience about his trip. ‘In his speech, SCHEER claimed he had
_ been accused of being an anti-Semite and an anti-Arab because
of what he said on the matter of Arab-Israel relations. ° The a
editorial said that SCHEER referred constantly to the people
of Israel and the American Jews as the “Zionists” and uses
this term constantly when criticizing action of the Israelis. _

re The editorial continued by stating that SCHEER ss
accused the Zionists of being imperialistic, of being excess-
ively hard on the poor Arabs they defeated, of provoking the
. war - in short, of doing everything the Arabs and the Soviets
- accused them of and SCHEER attributed these lies to Israel's
'. subservience to the United States." In his speech, SCHEER —_
was further accused of using. the term, "American Grand Concourse
Zionists," the “Anti-Semites favorite euphemism for Jew." —_

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_ advised Israel and the Arab states to move to the left  __

~-and to seek to selve their economic and social problems =

_ in a joint effort. The editorial adds, “He apparently  —-

_. forgets that the most left of the Arab states is Syria,
' the country most responsible for the recent war. in which...
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San Francisco, California, was issued an invitation to attend
. the ‘Cultural Congress to be held in Havana, Cuba. January 4-12,
_ 1968. The invitation was issued by JOSE VIERA LINARES, First -
_ Secretary, Cuban Mission to the United Nations, New York City, .
during November, 1967. (It was not known whether SCHEER would
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the Copan wine, Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations instructed
the Cuban Mission to the United Nations. to extend an | invitation =

to ROBERT SCHEER of "Ramparts" to attend the Havana Cultural

Congress as a reporter.

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A source who maintains contact with ——-
_ numerous Cuban news media and is =
' Lamiliar with Cuban political matters, ©.
| advised the Cultural Congress of Havana
_was scheduled for January 4-11, 1968, at- 0
Havana, Cuba. It was held at the Havana Libre _ oe
_ Hotel, Havana, under the auspices of the FS
_. . National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba, the
_ Afro-Asian-Latin American Peoples' Solidarity.
Organization and the Cuban Preparatory Committee.
_The. purpose of the congress was to obtain unity
_ of action in the anti-imperialist fight and in oe,
_ the defense of thé cultural nucleus of each
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passenger Manifest of Cuban Aviation Company flight $465_
from Mexico, D.F. to Havana, Cuba, on January 5, 1968,
_ listed ROBERT SCHEER as. passenger #35. He was the bearer |
Of U.S. Passport #0041559, and had a Cuban. courtesy tourist .
visa. He was destined to. the Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba.

co . on January 16, 1968, T-80 advised. the passenger oe
| manifest of Cuban ‘Aviation Company Flight 464 from Havana,
Cuba, to Mexico, D.F. on’ ‘January 15, 1968, listed ROBERT SCHEER |
- aS passenger #57, He was the bearer of U.S. passport #0041559,
_ His destination in Mexico, D. Fe was. the Hotel Hilton, described.
as "in transit." oe . — oo

= On. March 19, (1968, g-81 advised. the ‘records. of
the. Mexican Department of ‘Immigration. reveal ROBERT SCHEER
was issued migratory form FM-17, #2839698. He was described
-. aS a 31 year old male of North American - nationality, married,
- occupation. journalist. He left Mexico, D.P. for Cuba on |
“January 5,°1968 and returned January - 15, (1968. (His departure-
re-entry permit was A350 0 a oe

a ; ROBERT SCHEER arrived in Mexico city from Cuba
January 15, 1968, accompanied by two other persons who: had | |

_ - traveled to. Cuba to film a documentary on Cuban life for = >

_ . educational television station KQED, San Francisco... SCHEER
had traveled from Los’ Angeles to Cuba on an unspecified date.
SCHEER was scheduled to depart Mexico for Los Angeles | ganuary |
15, “1968 on Western (Airlines, Flight 696.(DL - 7

SF 7-73 | _ .
January 3il, 1968

. ROBERT ‘SCHEER traveled to Mexico city, Mexico’, - Coe
. February 5, 1968, via Western Airlines and had accomodations
cat the Hilton Hotel, “Mexico Bete eA) © | . -

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ce, JOSE ‘VIERA LINARES, First Secretary, Cuban
Mission to the United Nations, contacted an un-named. ee
_.. secretary to ROBERT SCHEER, editor of. "Ramparts" “magazine, - . a
_. San Francisco, California, on January 29, 1968. During = |
_ this contact, it was stated that VIERA had. obtained an
. _ appointment with FIDEL CASTRO in Cuba for SCHEER and _
' SCHEER was then seeking State Department permission to |
have his passport validated for journalistic travel to
Cuba. Since SCHEER allegedly | had been delayed by the _
State. Department and since SCHEER had political appoint-.
ments running to March,. 1968, -he was attempting to make...
an appointment with FIDEL CASTRO for March 15 or 16, 1968. =
- VIERA Promised to help expedite this. arrangement, ue :

SF T-77_
February 29, 1968

ae Records of Air. France, New York, “New: York, revealed
that a man named SCHEER was travelling to Paris, France on  — _ mo :
Air. France’ Flight No. 042, departing New York City at 11:00 p.m.,
“July 13, 1967, in the company of a man named ANSARE, (probably -
identical with JAMES MICHAEL ANSARA). The records did not =
furnish the first names of either SCHEER or ANSARE nor any.
. information about a connecting: flight out of Paris. for these
individuals. re ar

SF T-82_
duly 14, 1967,

‘on August | 13, 1947, "MAURICE JOYCE;
member of the Professional Staff,
Committee on Appropriations, United
States Senate, provided information that
JAMES MICHAEL ANSARA was included among.

' the group of ten persons whose employment _.
had been terminated by the State Department |
under the. provisions of the McCarran Rider to:

" the State Department's appropriation bill = _
which permitted summary dismissals of employees oe
considered to be security risks. However, ANSARA's

. Department of State personnel file contains a copy

ofa letter dated December 8, 1947, directed to

- ANSARA which reads, "Your. resignation from the

Department of State effective June 23, (1947, .

hereby accepted."

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soneet SCHEER has recently traveled as

‘april 4, 1968, San. Francisco to sence,

. Washington, Vancouver and Edmonton, Canada.

“April. 6, 1968, Edmonton, Canada, via a Vancouver

to San Francisco, California.

April 17, 1968, San Francisco to chicago, via omaha,

"Nebraska and. Des Moines, Towa.

= april, 18, 1968, ‘chicago to. Buffalo, via “New York
April 19, 1968, Buffalo, New York to San “Francisco,

April: ai, 1968, ‘San Francisco to Mexico city. oo
| April 23, 1968, Mexico city to Havana, Cuba.

May’ 10, 1968, ‘Havana, ‘Cuba to Mexico city, to

Los Angeles, California.

‘May 10, 1968, ‘Los Angeles california, to. Salt

Lake City, Utah.

_ May: 12, 1968, salt Lake City | to San 1 Francisco,

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. May 27, 1968. cs

SCHEER bought an ‘open round trip: ticket ‘to Los s

“angeies on June 3, 1968.

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ROBERT. SCHEER was observed by a special agent of

‘the FBI to arrive at San Francisco International Airport on |

the late evening of April 6, 1968, and is believed to have a

arrived on am United: Airline flight from Seattle, Washington.

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’ ROBERT SCHEER was reported - to have contacted. .
JOSE VIERA. LINARES, First. Secretary of the Cuban Mission.
- to. the United Nations, New York City, April 16, 1968, and
arranged to meet with VIERA April 18, 1968... SCHEER then —
planned to leave New York City by plane, the afternoon of.
- April 18, 1968. SCHEER was expected to fly from Mexico City
to: Havana, Cuba,. April. -23,.1968, and expected to remain in 7
Cuba about nine days. SCHEER reportedly requested that. . ;
_. Havana be notified so that interviews could be arranged. a
_ VIERA: ‘reportedly answered that SCHEER should have no problems, 7
and. Havana would: be notified of SCHEER' 8 travel ‘plans.

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: ‘The passenger manifest of “cuban Aviation Company
Plight) 465, from Mexico, DF, Mexico, to Havana, Cuba,. one -
.. April. 23, 1968, listed ROBERT _CHEER as passenger 84.
-- was the bearer ‘of. United States Passport. G041559 with a
- Cuban courtesy visa. He was destined to the Hotel Habana. Libre
and carried one. Piece” of luggage weighing | 30° kilos. (66 pounds).

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-_ The passenger ‘manifest: of Cuban Aviation Company ©
Flight 464, from Havana, | Cuba to Mexico, ‘DF, Mexico, on. May =
- 10, 1968, listed. ROBERT SCHEER as passenger 51. He was the

>. bearer. of United States ‘Passport G041559 and. was. shown to. be.
in-transit to W.A. (possibly Western Airlines). He. carried
_ two pieces of luggage weighing 30. ‘kilos (66 pounds) . a

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- May” 14, 1968 juke:
The ‘records of the © Mexican Department of Immigration.
. raveal that ROBERT CHEER, a United States citizen, was
issued departure-re-entry permit 1450 with which he. departed _

Mexico. for Cuba on April 23, (1968. His passport | number was
shown as G041559. mee

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ne on March 30, 1968, HEDWIG ‘URBACH YAMPOLSKY, _

Calle Rio ‘Tigris 30-B, Mexico, DF, Mexico, remarked that — |
she had heard that ROBERT SCHEER, Editor of" Ramparts’ magazine,
‘was visiting Mexico and she hoped he would contact her before

_ he returned to the United States. YAMPOLSKY commented that.
"Ramparts" was. one of the few leftist. periodicals she. still

subscribed to and enjoys reading. . :

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“April 1, 1968.

HEDWIG URBACH 'YAMPOLSKY is” in. contact . —
with: associates of. the American Communist —
_ Group in Mexico (ACGM) . 7

SF 7-85. |
_ April. 1, 1968

_ : necé¥aing to SF. 7-86, the ACGM is a ‘leose a 2
association of a predominantly. social wo ae TY
I -*-- nature, of present and/or past members of odes SC
a the Communist Party, USA, ‘and their. ‘friends. _ Corer td
oo and associates who share a common sympathy
© for. the international communist movement.

: oe The "San Francisco Chronicle" ‘daily newspaper, 7 ce
San Francisco, California, in its issue of duly 10, 1968, ss
carried an item in the gossip. column. ‘written by. HERB CAEN, . rs
reading, "'Ramparts' Editor BOB SCHEER, in New York to
negotiate for the CHE GUEVARA Diaries (successfully) was ne
_. surprised to find his wife, ANNE, there. too. She was en. a:
~ route to Paris, France, and Hanoi at the. invitation of . an
the North Vietnamese to — ‘observe’ _ the prisoner exchange."

. ROBERT. SCHEER. contacted JOSE VIERA LINARES , Pirst |
Secretary, Cuban Mission to the United Nations (CMUN) , New
York City, on August 5, 1968, and told VIERA that SCHEER's _
wife was then at the: Hotel Algonquin in New York City. SCHEER
_. asked VIERA to contact. Mrs. SCHEER and VIERA agreed to do so.
-.VIERA also. said he had a copy of the original publication of Oo
_ .CHE GUEVARA's. diary for SCHEER and. would give it to Mrs. |
_ _ SCHEER, — ROBERT SCHEER said he would be in New. York City =...)
in about two: weeks and Letadetaha again contact. VIERA, res

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ROBERT SCHEER, Editor in Chief of. “Ramparts”.
‘Magazine, San Francisco, California, contacted. JOSE VIERA
LINARES August 22, 1968, . and stated they had obtained his ~—
approval from the State Department (for a round trip to
_ Cuba). VIERA suggested that SCHEER travel to Mexico City
to. catch the plane on Monday, August 26, 1968, to Havana,
Cuba. SCHEER replied he thought it. would be taking. too |
- big a risk to leave for Mexico without having avisa. ©
_ SCHEER recontacted VIERA later the same day to state that
-. the only plane to Mexico. City was on Sunday, August 25, 1968.
He inquired if he <would have any trouble getting the = = =~
abana 2 Airlines plane and was told he- would have’ no trouble.

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_ an on September’. 7, 1968, ROBERT SCHEER contacted -
"JOSE VIERA LINARES to state he had not received the - cas, ot
- Material VIERA had promised to get him and he wanted to = ©. ,
meet with VIERA that evening. SCHEER said he planned to get a
a plane from New York City that evening en route home. |
od _. SCHEER added. that he hoped to get a Czechoslovak visa with | :
---.- the purpose of eventually visiting Prague. VIERA apologized
for not having delivered the promised material and_ agreed to
meet with SCHEER for. drinks and” dinner that evenings,“ 7

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7 an ROBERT SCHEER visited the Passport Office, vu. s.
‘Department: of State, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco,
ee California, during) the week of December 29, 1968, and stated -

he did not travel. to Cuba in. August, 1968, as he had planned. —

He said he had lost the letter he received from the State —

_. Department telling. him how to make his travel arrangements
and how to get his Cuban visa in Mexico. ‘City. Another letter
.. ‘was given to SCHEER at this time. ‘SCHEER said he now plans
_ to make the trip to Cuba. Oo Ue
ao Miss MADELINE EBINGER -
Clerk, “Passport Office,. a
~U. S. Department of State,
San Francisco, January | a 1969

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| Socialist Workers ‘Party (SWP), in its. issue of January 24, :
-. 1969, carried an article by PAUL MC KNIGHT entitled. “Report

| from Havana; Fidel's Speech on January 2." In this article oe
_.the author described the celebration of. the 10th anniversary -

of the Cuban | revolution which was: held» in. Havana, Cuba.

~ January 2, 1969. In describing some of the. people who. were.

_ present, it was stated ‘that ROBERT SCHEER of “Ramparts”
«Was in attendance. — -

‘The passenger manifest: of. Cuban Aviation Company _

flight 465A. from Mexico, D.F.,. Mexico,. to Havana, Cuba, on von

- December 31, 1968, listed Robert Scher as passenger #33000

- G9. 6. Pounds). —

He was the bearer of United States. passport. -041550 with
a Cuban tourist: visa. He was destined to the Hotel” “Habana.

Libre and. carried. one piece of luggage weighing 18 kilograms - ane

_ January 7, 1969

“the passenger manifest. of Cuban Aviation Company _

flight: 464 from. Havana. ‘Cuba, to Mexico, D. F., ‘Mexico, on.
January 13, 1969, listed ROBERT SCHEER as passenger. #109.
_ He was. the bearer of ‘United States Passport o- PARR eS

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| ROBERT SCHEER “reportedly made’ a “speech ‘at the

Hemispheric Conference to End. the War in Vietnam held recently _
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. ROBERT SCHEER made appointment to. have lunch

“with JOSE VIERA’ LINARES at 2:00 p.m., March 12, 1969 at
the! Delegates Dining Room, United. Nations, New “York City. -

‘SF T-77
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_ ROBERT ‘SCHEER visited the Cuban Mission to the :
united Nations, New York City, on March | 20,.1969 in an effort

to meet with JOSE. VIERA LINARES, He is ‘not believed. to have .
. been successful in meeting with VIERA. -

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. . ROBERT. SCHEER is. the author of a pamphlet + written

“for the Center for. the ‘Study. 6f Democratic Institutions, «=

which he later condensed into an. article for "Ramparts" ee
magazine entitled, "The Vietnam Lobby." The article ‘purports

- to-show- how various Americans worked to misinform the public —

- about Vietnam. The persons whom SCHEER holds responsible
for’ misleading the American people are JOSEPH KENNEDY, Cardinal |
_. SPELLMAN, ARTHUR SCHLESINGER, JR., NORMAN THOMAS, J. BRACKEN
~. LEE,» ‘General EDWARD LANSDALE» MARVIN LIEBMAN, and others...”

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er. feature article datelined cairo, July” Bl,
1967, entitled, "Egypt" which is described as "A. Special
- Report from Managing Editor ROBERT SCHEER . in Cairo", was -
- published in the September 1967. issue of "Ramparts" |
Magazine. ‘In this article, SCHEER tried to. explain the:
_- current situation in. Egypt. He laid the blame for the. Arabs
‘losing the six-day war tothe Israelis on. "cowardly 7
or. traitorous officers" in. the ‘Arab Army. a

: The. article ‘also. stated. that many in the “NASSER.
_» @evertient say that most of the blame for starting. the
- Arab-Israel .war should be charged to the Syrians for.
+: having provided ‘the | Israelis with a pretext for: attack...
“The article stated the Egyptian people were not. at this
--time in a warlike mood and NASSER was doing his best. ©
to: discourage his: people- from warlike aspirations and
to encourage continuance - of the Social» Fevolution ine
~~ Egypts. | .

a SCHEER “concluded that MASSER must. break: with
the. rightists. in the Arab world and make his primary.
commitment to the Arab social ‘revolution in order to
survive. He concluded also that NASSER's most dangerous

- enemy is the "Moslem Brotherhood" who could. take control .

of Egypt. and ‘become embroiled in another» war in: as little

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“The ‘November. 1967. issue. of "Ramparts" ; magazine
- €ontains a 13-page article entitled, "A NASSER
Thesis" by ROBERT SCHEEP. . In this article, SCHEER Lo
> analyzes. the Middle East. situation from 1952 to. the:
present, giving his recital of the relationship of: the’
_ various countries to each: other, the rise to power by -
-GAMAL ABDUL: NASSEPR, the Suez war in the. middle 1950's,
and: the six-day Arab- ‘Israel war in June, 1967.

we The article lays. great stress on NASSEP being”
unsuccessful in some. of his ventures because while he aa
nationalized many businesses and industries and distributed |
.. the proceeds to the poor, he allowed the Army to remain
an elite, privileged class which was not loyal to either .
-NASSER or Egypt. SCHEER also blamed NASSER's failure _
to develop a political party with its own aims. set forth | ;
for his lack. of Success in coomunieating with his People oe
—) and: obtaining” ‘their full Support. . : ;

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The January; 1968 issue of “vRanparts* “Magazine contains. .
an article entitled “Oil and the Arabs (The Nasser Thesis: Part. [2h
This article states ‘Researchers for. this article and Part I>
-. (fRamparts", November, 1967). include BOB. AVAKIAN,, vt HAWLEY
_ DAVID KOLODNEY. and JOHN SPITZER." oe aa

The. article states the thesis that the: Midale- East. .
is Jof ‘paramount strategic importance to this Country". because — .
the Persian Gulf. produces 27% of the world's petroleum and has - CoS
.. proved. global reserves of 60%. In addition the Mideast. is: the ee
‘trade crossroads between Asia and Europe and an important cultural
bridge between Africa and Asia and the center of the Islam: world.

. The article. explains that 27% of the oil used. through- ooo
out the world comes from the Middle East and; since oil is in- _ os
dispensable to industrial and military potential it is no wonder.
~ that continued control of this’ resource is a major focus of the-
. Western. powers. | It adds that if control of this oil is important”
to the West it is absolutely eritical to the Arabs, since it is
the only source of the cash needed to break out of the cycle oF.
underdevelopment and poverty in which their countries are trapped.
It pointed out that the profits from the oil go to the "wrong"
states, those. with the least population. (12%. of. the Arab population)
and therefore the least need. The. article stated. the Arabs could
-yepay, the total investment of Western powers of $5 billion in. .
two years with the oil removed. from ‘Arab wells except ior the.
.. faet that. Western Countries are in a position, to force the. Apabs —
to deal with them or to have no market. whatever fcxr “his ofl.
The article. cited how Iranian Prime Minister MOSSADEGH nationaliz-
ed his country' s oil production May 1, 1951 and the U. S. Pro
- ceeded to crush him so totally that. the. example has. served as
chilling — model for other would-be. nationalists - no major oil”
producing country in. the Mideast has ‘dared to: repeat MOSSADEGH's
attempt.” The Western ‘Powers: were said to have accomplished
this by imposing a tots AL boycott of Iranian oil. a
Ss 7 The article ‘explained: that ‘the ‘Bagh¢ead Pact was’ ‘an in-
tegral’ part of a global containment. policy which was put’ into. -
effect by the U.S. in the early 1950s but NASSER pefused to a-
lien himself with. it. NASSER was said to be a threat to. the.
. Western “powers by being consciously and arrogantly . expansionist ,

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and by. holding the position ‘that oil in the underpopulated oil a
- producing: countries must be the basis of the development. of the —
- entire region. It stated that.the U.S. response to NASSER was ..
principally by. propping up the economy and military machines of |
the monarchies while alternately mollifying through. grants. or. the
withholding of grants: to the more leftist tendencies ‘as they appear-.
ed in Egypt. and. other Arab regimes. -The article added. “Intensivs.
CIA operations even involved founding the American Friends. of the.
Middle East -.a-pro-Arab Organization in the U. Ss - as well as
“widespread meddling in internal. Arab politics.! eS "

~The article continued that. Soviet support of ‘the Arabs
beran in 1955, which caused the U. S. to be more careful not to. |
“cause an. anti-Western ‘Arab union to be formed that might topple
America's pight- -wing Arab allies. NASSER was. said to have steered
. clear of any major direct confrontation with the U.S. and "the U.S.
has never attempted. to really clamp down on him." Thus. the Arab
revolutionary impulse, fearful of challenging the West, turned to
‘challenging Israel as a Western tool" and condemned ‘Israeli im-
_ ‘perialism.” . This hostility to. Israel provided a kind of anti-
imperialism that was able -to appeal to both progressive leftists:

oo and traditional monarchies inthe Arab world. fn. 1955. Israel].

joined. the British and French attempt to reestablish by force |
Western control over the Suez Canal after NASSER nationalized it,
and Israel also supported the French in the Algerian war. ‘To the

Arabs it seemed that Israel had aligned herself with the exploiters ae

This’ signalled the Russians to begin helping the Arabs to get as

many friends as. possible among ‘the non-aligned ; countries even while ~

local communists in Egypt, Algeria and Syria were being jailed. Rusgsis |
fert that the Arabs. were moving to the ‘left. to. justify. Pusctan _

_ Suppor eo ae a

The article. said the soefal changesin . Algeria and “Eeypt
were: Significant but also inadequate because "they, destroyed the -

power of the. traditional | upper class without. in anv significant sense |

passing power on to that very broad: base of the Arab pyramid. The —
reforms in Syria and Egypt came about. as a result of military coups:
déetat which placed. men. in. power who were willing to introduce re-
forms.

“The. article continued by stating “The identification of
Israel -vather than the oil companies and their monarchies- -as the

-. serious extension of imperialism has allowed Arab progressives to

play at revolution, ‘through periodic anti- Israel tirades, without

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taking essential ‘pevolutionary action." In reference to: the:

.gix day Arab-Israel war the article stated ‘the Soviets were clearly

- unprepared to assess its implications," in veference to. with- 9 —

drawal of UN troops from Gaza and Agoba. It added "The Soviets
‘continuously underestimated the emotional depth: and. political
‘intensity of the Arab- ‘Israeli conflict.” It added that. Russia
began immediately to rearm Eghpt and Syria after the def eat,

_ specifying only that ‘their weapons be better used.

“The. article ‘stated. The Central Thesis of. this essay”
is that the: Great Powers cannot be expected to be concerned, on any

. .consistent basis, with the interests. and needs of the-Arabs and
_ Jews who live in the. Mideast,” but are preoccupied. with their

own prestige and ‘security needs. It added. that both the Arabs. and

the Jews. identify their opposition. with the. Nation of inperialisa
supported by the: American oil companies, . .

The’ article added that ‘The Arab denial of legitimate’

“gewish nationhood as the basis of Israel is the subject. of. a ea
‘ridicule. . But that the mainstream of Zionism has, in like fashion,

denied the existence of a legitimate Arab quest for nationhood is
_ not commonly admitted. This factor has been of great significance.

in the formation and sustaining of Arab hostility towards: Israel.

The Arabs will never be able to turn their energies from opposing
Israel to the development of an Arab nation so long as the Israelis

hold. the existence of an Arab nation to-be a. threat." The’ Teraelis”

_ viewed’ the drive tovard Arab. unity and independence as a threat
to them. ABBA EBAN. conferred upon Israel the very nationhood. that

Israel. denied to the Arabe. The Arabs. find - this pos: ‘tion most

difficult to accept when the Jewe deny them the’ same position.

The article stated th. “7sraelis must come. to accept the fact that.
nationhood is ‘an aspiration which some Arabs ‘hold without beinz .
conned into it by NASSER; and that an Arab State - if it became a
reality (as a confederation or a nation) - is not necessarily a

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Jewish: Nation are both - legitimate concepts. which can survive to
gether only if. they exist as part of the same social revolution »

to meet the needs of the people’ of the Mideast."

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“the ‘April - May, 1968, issue of “Ramparts Magazine, —
lists ROBERT SCHEER as Editor in Chief and carried a two pase
article entitled. "The ‘peace' Candidates by ROSEPT SCHEER. -
. In. this: article, SCHEER discussed the Vietnam “Yar and Damocratic
_. presidential candidates ROBERT F. KENNEDY (now deceased) and .
 EUGENS MeCARTHY (SCHES R was critical of each | of these candidates”

U. ‘Ss. participation in “the Vietnam Vape ha pe Rn, a

The une 1s. i962, issue of. "Remparts” Ma agazine stated.
that. this issue marked the beginning of "Ramparts aS. a fortnightly
acazine which will appear in the same format as it has previously

appeared. It stated that features planned for the first few .
editions inelude (in part) several articles on the problems of .
-. today's Cuba. including an interview with. FIDEL CASTRO Py ROBERT
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ne The “August: 10, 1968, issue. of "Ramparts". .
carried .a two-page article entitled, "The. Night BOBBY __.
. Died, " by ROBERT . “SCHEER. In this. article, SCHEER, stated.
he was present. at: the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles,:
- California with ROBERT F. KENNEDY. on the evening of
_ Primary Election Day, June 4, 1968, in the Royal.
_ Suite, while the ‘KENNEDY campaign workers. were - waiting
_. for the returns to come in... He wrote. that he was also
» in the Empire Ballroom while. ROBERT KENNEDY. was giving |
his: victory speech and while . KENNEDY. was shot about:
12: 2a AM. a

: ~ The September 28, 1968, ~ issue of "Ramparts"
carried a feature-length article dealing with the |
Democrati¢ National Convention in Chicago, which. was-.
' described as “a Ramparts special report" by staff members —
and it named 23. persons including. ROBERT. SCHEER as
“responsible, for this. report.

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published in San Francis¢o, California, in its issue of
March 3, .1969, carried the column of WILLIAM HOGAN entitled,

“World. of Books: Eldridge Cleaver, Written on the Run.” _
- In this article HOGAN discussed a new book “Eldridge Cleaver:
- Post-Prison Writings and Speeches," which was edited by.
_. ROBERT SCHEER: published by the book. publishing branch of
Ramparts magazine. The article continued by. stating that
' SCHEER compiled this book. from pieces. that appeared previously |
_in Ramparts magazine and from speeches delivered by CLEAVER |
~ . at various times. . The article- concluded by stating that a a
- book entitled "Berkeley On 0 Dollars a. Day," by- ROBERT SCHEER»
- and his. Ramparts colleague. PETER COLLIER is presently under
negotiation with. publishers. SO

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tie 17, 1966

, A protest | ‘pally for persons. jailed as. a result of
Auto Row and Sheraton-Palace Hotel sit-in demonstrations | oe
‘was held at San Francisco. City Hall. plaza July 17, 1966. “The: a
 growd at the rally was estimated at from 400 to 1,000. people.
_ ROBERT SCHEER was one of the speakers and said that if. _
Governor BROWN had not freed these sit-in) demonstrators” ‘by
election day, SCHEER would tell the people to march to the ©
a jail housing these demonstrators, ‘rather than going. to the
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, ‘The August 6- 9 ‘Committee ‘sponsored the Third. ‘Inter- .
national Days of Protest, August 6-9, 1966, at San Francisco |
Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco. This demonstration numbered
about 2,500 people on August 6, 1966. One of the speakers was
ROBERT SCHEER, who stated that the demonstrators. should not: get .
discouraged, but should continue their picketing and demonstrating.

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_ The “Stockton Record" newspaper, ‘Stockton, |
. California, issue of September 8, 1966, carried a news =
article headlined, "Editor Attacks U. S.. Policy in Vietnam;
Sees National Peril." In this article it was stated that —
- ROBERT SCHEER had delivered a speech at the Raymond College
High Table, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California,
on September 7, 1966. SCHEER maintained that the concept
of an international communist. conspiracy was. false and the.

_.U. S. is mistaken in considering it a unified, ever-growing

force that. can only) be: contained by force. He stated that
. . the communist conspiracy is a movement that does not. hold.
-.. together because of nationalistic interests... He cited

the Sino-Soviet dispute and the international squabbling

between satellite countries and the major communist powers.

_ He said. the Vietnam conflict began as an internal dispute: .
and if the U. S. withdrew from the conflict this. withdrawal -
-. would reaffirm the communists! confidence — in- ‘the: possibility |

OF peaceful co-existence. Ce

a . He concluded. that. af anyone is "genuinely. concerned. .
- about American security, he is going to. have to work to -
reverse American foreign Policy, . _

October 18, 1966

“The. Guardsman," weekly student: newspaper’ at City
college of San. Francisco, in its issue of October 19, 1966,
carried a news article headlined, . “Scheer Lectures on Involvement .
in Southeast Asia." The article stated ROBERT SCHEER spoke at.
the College Theater to a capacity audience. He was reported |
to have reviewed the historical changes in Vietnam, the French
vole in Vietnam affairs, and. the limited policy set by. President —
_ ° KENNEDY of only sending 30, 000 advisors as’ "technical: aid only |.
_for'a limited period of time to prevent.a colonial posture."
' The article stated. further, “In a summary conclusion. SCHEER o
. gaid that if there is an international. ‘communist movement, it
should cease to exist, that there are hardly two communist —
countries that. eoexist, that communism is in truth a form of.
nationalism and ‘that practically speaking, ‘it does not (exist. m0

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_ December 25 1966

Discussion Unlimited, Incorporated (DU), sponsored
oa meeting December 2, 1966, in the auditorium of Los Angeles ==
- * “Trade College, 700 block, Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles,
with from 1,000 to 1,500 people in attendance. The topic of
the discussion was “What Will the New Development on the Left =
. Be?" ROBERT SCHEER from "Ramparts" magazine, EUGENE GENOVESE.
.. . from Rutgers College in New Jersey, and DOROTHY HEALEY from
Southern California District CP were the speakers. HEALEY —
spoke first, stating that the most important things. for the |
_ groups on the left to do today were to unite on common. grounds
and to. be critical on grounds where they cannot agree, as well |
as to give allegiance to the other 14 socialist countries in) .
the world. She described these countries as the hope of the . ar
future. ROBERT SCHEER attacked her bitterly, his. main contention
being that he felt he could not even say he was a socialist. oO
" beeause of all-the crimes that are committed in the name of
- -gocialism. He said he could not align himself with other
countries in. the socialist world because of the barbaric
deeds committed by some of. these countries. _

oa He. led a vicious attack against’ ‘the Soviet “Union,
- against ‘the STALIN @ra, against the crimes that were committed —
in the Soviet Union against Jewish people. and Jewish culture, .
and against other religious people and intellectuals in the —
Soviet Union: He made reference to the two writers who had
been. recently jailed in Russia. In a rebuttal and question
‘and answer period the attack went back and forth, mainly 7 oe
_.. between GENOVESE and HEALEY against. SCHEER for his. anti- Soviet =
- Union. position. SCHEER constantly: brought. up: Hungary, stating ~
. that the. oppression that went on in Hungary is no different —
than the oppression of. ‘the Untted States in Vietnam. He also
said the Soviet Union — is a sick society just as the U. S. is. .
_a sick society, and he is quite sure that the workers ‘in. each ©.
society are not much aware of or care about the relative -
difference. of the’ sickness. ~ PS

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. “The PW issue of ‘December’ ‘10, 1966, and: December ce

i966, also carried news articles on the. ‘above describe d forum. ~
SCHEER! s. remarks are reported in the. December 10, 2986. issue”
as follows: ee a

. "Scheer, who ran asa “peace candidate ‘ain. othe: - oe
“Democratic. ‘primary in the Seventh ‘Coneressional. District,
. winning nearly. 45% of the vote, spoke of the kind of.

“revolution he. would like to see. "Revolution is better
than rebellion,’ he said, ‘but I am:interested in’ _

_ what a revolution will lead to... .Soviet society is.

. vicious... -I want.a revolution. that ‘means the: vight

Of a oman to control . his own, life. :
cs Referring: to Narxism, Scheer. said, ‘The theories _
aon" t work. The. working class — is. not. getting poorer”
_and- Poorer, a .

a MITt is true,’ he said, “that the ‘New Left?

vo has_ no “ideology, (but. because. of that) it does not
. follow that it should accept the ‘old ones. + Why is” So!
there a New Left? - .

‘The: old. Left was tired, -eynical, ‘frightened,
: ae LSD is more important than: (considered } by the’ 'Old- .
Si 0 Leftt)...The young people who have looked at the American
_ “Dream and said it isn't so great have made a statement
. more profound than anything: the Old Left | has ever.
.- made". " . . . .

A. characterization of: DU is contained “in _
— the appendix.

"February a, 1967 | | — oF
. ae The Daily Cardinal," student newspaper of the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, in its. issue. of.

_. February 10, 1967, carried an article headlined, "Scheer Hits
"Mythology' of U. Se Anti-Communism." This article stated faa

follows: _— | |

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“tanti- Comminism is “what holds the American “people

“together, not the Judaeo-Christian ethic,’ radical —

author Robert Scheer told 500 people in the | Social.

-, Setence | building Thursday.

— SHe argued that the United States is. ‘attempting
to impose on the Southeast Asian crisis the ‘myth!

of a monolithic Communism and the. policy of ‘Soneain=
_ ment! that developed out of the post- ‘World | War Il ~
» Eastern, European situation 20. years ago.

“He ‘said that “America. has. become "so. imbued:

with. the anti-Communist mythology* that it has Become
-. the over-riding criteria for all, and: especially.
-. foreign policy decision- ~making .

‘He cited the investigations. of. philosopher ;

Bertrand Russell's. Vietnam ‘War Crimes Tribunal’. i”
_ which. purports to show American use of "fragmentation

bombs! that are not effective militarily, -buc which ©
demoralize the population. ‘.'And these bombs. are -

designed not SO much to kill as to torture.”

“Wtwhat is : frighteningly horrible. about | this. whole ea

policy," he said, ‘is that it works. It succeeds
_ militarily even. where, it fails politically.

"He urged his listeners to! support ‘the Vietcong,

or National Liberation Front. -given the fact that ©
. they are the only- ones standing up to the American’

‘intrusion! over there.

“He said ‘that it is. not. the: North Vietnamese

who: have shown ‘bad faith’ in efforts to negotiate,

‘but us.' They have already offered concessions,.
he said, 'even. though it is we who are bombing them.

. -iRugeien and - Chinese ‘foreign policiés, pefore -
and after the death of Stalin, he said, "have been
essentially conservative, and not aggressive.’ He.

cited as evidence the Trotsky-Stalin conflict and
Mao Tse-tung's early differences with the regular
Chinese Communist: Party apparatus over this. issue.

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. ces A ‘meeting - was held at ‘Hospitality | House, Balboa
Park, California, March 16, 1967, to-hear ROBERT SCHEER. talk —
on the CIA (Central. Intelligence Agency). He was. introduced | .
as editor of "Ramparts" magazine. _ His only comments. concerning:
- the CIA were that the CIA was the "whipping boy" for high
. officials of the U. S: Government. He indicated that if anything |
went wrong with the policy of the high government officials,
they could always blame (CIA for their failures.” oo :

. . In discussing the Vietnam war, SCHEER stated the
. president of the U. S.,; along with other government officials,
were guilty of murder of innocent women and children. SCHEER
then spoke of a trip he had taken to France and Belgium. | ‘He
. said he had talked to. important offieials in these countries
2 and gained the impression that these officials were opposed to
-. the war policy of. President JOHNSON, particularly the bombing .
_of North Vietnam. SCHEER alleged that there were more bombs
dropped | in. Vietnam than were dropped during World War II. He
_ ¢laimed that the reason the U. S. was using anti-personnel bombs -
- against the people of North Vietnam was because they did not a
_.-. agree with the U. S. and the use of anti-personnel bomb was. (of
et punitive natures . Oe,

— | _ SCHEER ‘took: the position of an | independent. criticizing
both the "Commie" and "Bipeher"- elements.

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University, New Haven, Connecticut; issue of April 5, 1967, —

carried an article relating that ROBERT SCHEER spoke at the Law |
- School Auditorium of Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, —

on. April 4, 1967, explaining the principles of "New Politics."

SCHEER described the "New Politics" as a movement which seeks”

to bring about — a substantial change in American ‘society.

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ROBERT SCHEER spoke at ‘the rally of the Spring -
Mobilization Committee Against the War in Vietnam which | was”
. held April 15,. 1967, at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, —
. ~ California, with about 55,000 people in attendance. _ SCHEER
 pemarked that General “WESTMORELAND had stated that the  _
. Vietnamese people would have to "bleed more" to learn they.
had met their match in this war. SCHEER commented ‘that |

despite United States' "intervention" in Vietnam, there would
be “other Vietnams" as other rights, groups and countries had.

their own nationalist expressions. SCHEER went on to say that
“other people will make revolutions" and, thus, the U..S. .
would have to go into other countries. "If other people want
communist. revolutions, so be it" added SCHEER. Other speakers
at this” ‘rally urged . immediate. withdrawal of U. s. ‘troops: from:

/. Vietnam.

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7 ‘ANLONAT vi MONTE LAAETON conmrey nt 1 0 IND “nt
Sas WAR JIN: VIETNAM (Ni ice)
. “tho Spring Mobilization Committee ‘bo nd
the War in Vietnam (SMGRYV) was an ad hoc
_ orgathzation coniposed of several antie 90}
_ Vietnam war end peace ‘groups, which. organized
mass rallies and marches in New York and. er
San Francisco on April 1S» 1957, to pootest.
United States involvement in the Vietnam Wave
The. SMCEVV is now known as the Mtional | |
Mobilization Committee to End the War in mo
“Vietnam (NMGEYV). Whe Western Mobilization ——
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“The “Daily Utah Chronicle," University. of Utah, a

Salt Lake City, Utah, in its issue of October 6, 1967,.

carried a news article entitled, "National Perspective on
Vietnam issues," which announced that a program entitled,

Spectrum Vietnam, would be held in the main ballroom of the ~~

Union Building, Saturday, October 7,.1967, at noon. ‘This.
would be a panel discussion with CARL OGLESBY of the Students

for a Democratic Society and others. The article. provided ©

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 . « -- .@f City College of New York, was...
.appointed Maxwell Fellow in Public
Administration at Syracuse. University. —
Two additional years of graduate. study
as @. Teaching Assistant in Economics —
-. and-as a fellow in the Center for —
- Chinese Studies at the University. of
“California, Berkeley, followed. He. ‘then
_. taught American Government at city”
a College of New York. . -

Mr. Scheer. ‘visited Castro! s cuba in. 1960°
-. and co-authored with Professor Maurice a
. Zeitlin, CUBA: TRAGEDY IN OUR HEMISPHERE.

"He was. appointed foreign editor of
‘Ramparts: Magazine’ in '65, managing.

. editor in '66, and vice president of
the. corporation in: "67. |

Tn spring of 1965 and again in. 1966 he eG
_ traveled to. Southeast Asia, touring Laos oe
and Vietnam. - Findings of his trips were _
-. published in the report HOW THE. UNITED .
STATES (GOT INVOLVED IN VIETNAM.

“Scheer. has been. active in ‘the New. Politics
- movement and is a member of the Board of the
National Committee: for New. Politics." oo

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9, “1967, Utah Senator WALLACE ‘F.. BENNETT and GALE. MCGHEE , ©
"Senator from ‘Wyoming, would ‘speak on. Vietnam. a

. The "Daily Utah Chronicle," issue of October 18,

1967, carried a news article headlined, "Spectrum Chronicle __
Debate," which stated that ROBERT SCHEER of. “Ramparts Magazine".

was looking into the possibility of. bringing a libel suit.

ae against the "Daily Utah Chronicle" for using slanderous misquotes —
-.. attributed to him in the. coverage in the Spectrum Vietnam, ._
October 7; 1967. This article explained that the night editor ~

of this paper rewrote ‘the story at a time when he could not .
contact ; any sources, hence the inaccuracy.

“The. "Deseret. Mews" “Salt. bake City, Utah, 1 newspaper,

. issue: be October 4, 1987, carried a news article, "Spectrum »

a Vietnam, Ouestion Unresolved. This article. velatad that. ROBERT | oe

SCHEER deseribed as. Editor of "Ramparts * Magazine, attacked
the arrogant. American myth that "we are always good guys.

fighting on. the> side with angels with amonopoly on, aeinoeracy ».
_ Peace and freedom.' So a co,

‘The article. said “the contended the mood of communism

as. now nationalism, not world expansion. and ‘that the Communists.
_ are now more concerned with internal problems than presenting

a united front to defeat ‘democracy.’ ‘The article added "Mr.
Scheer and Mr. Oglesby: charged that. the U.S. is. supporting the |

“wrong side in Vietnam because of its economic interest. - The

- veal issue in Vietnam and other troubled areas of the world is

‘poverty, according to. Scheer ‘and Oglesby."

AU symposium on: Vietnam was. “held. October, 1, 1967

at the University of. Utah, Student Union Building Ballroom,

Salt Lake City, Utah. The panel of speakers included a senator

from Utah, - a. senator from Wyoming, CARL OGLESBY, former President

of Students for a Democratic Society, and. ROBERT SCHEER, Editor...

of Ramparts magazine. There were about 150-200 people: present
at this meeting. including at least seven CP. members. This:

‘function was. called Spectrum - Vietnam. |

Following this meeting a social. party and discussion

was” held at. the residence of one SUE GOODRICK in Salt Lake. “City”
on ‘October 7, 1967.

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The time was spent generally in. questioning OGLESBY. and SCHEER -

by youths of the New Left who were attempting to find .

-. themselves. There were about 50 persons present at this:
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and as spokesman for the New Left when he appeared as a guest
on the. LES CRANE Show. on. television. station KTTV, Channel 115, -
- Los Angeles, California, : on October 11, 1967. “SCHEER - stated —
on this. program that due to electoral procedure. it would be.
_ impossible to place a candidate on the ballot - that the «=.
... industralist and monied interests controlled the ballot system.
. SCHEER said "we" had no money and because of time and other.
- factors, it would be impossible to obtain the thousands of
“names to place an eligible candidate on the ballot. He added
"we" would have to take over the polls. He claimed that in...
order to. make necessary changes in the present political
-structures— "we" would. have to “take over" the establishment —
in 1 Washington. a

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ea "The. Fairfield Fepublican" newspaper. published
ate Fairfield, California, in its issue of. November. 21,
1967, carried an article headlined, "Leftist Calls_U. S.:
Bought | Out Society’ in J. C, Talk." This article stated
_ that ROBERT SCFEER, editor of Ramparts. magazine, spoke —
. November. 20, 1967, at.the Solano College. Gymnasium: and —
. _- - delivered a blistering attack on what he termed the |
“bought off society." -He decried what. he termed an.
"exploitive corrupt war economy, fostered by a | profiteering
business community ."

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devil theory of communism to explain the reality of.
-». desperate. social revolution." SCHEER- concluded "Vietnam
.. is only the extension. of this unhealthy American character-.
istic, not an isolated example of mistaken policy. It is)
- an integral part of a. policy of corrupt. self- -seeking -
deception." After. explaining that “OBERT SCHEER ‘visited
South Vietnam twice, the article quoted SCHEER as saying,
- "T. think we have to realize that the Vietnamese are. indeed
fighting for their freedom - but their freedom from us.
. They. are nationalists trying to. create a national. revolution,
and they can! t be explained | avay with @ label. no :

oe a SCHEER alleged that the united States. was. in
the. Vietnam war to make a profit. He called for. staged
withdrawal of U.S. troops over. a period of years.

. In reference to ‘the domestic. scene, SCHREY warned

that sterner msasures ‘against dissent were coming. and that.
President JOHNSON's > ‘talk about. peace was a "con job." -
SCHEER said. people were rioting in America because "they

_ have no legitimate avenue of dissent." In summary, SCHEEP
urged concerned youth not to become. complacent. but to .

_ remain aware of the problems and refuse to conspire with

- liberal politicians who try. to make dissent’ irrelevant,

_ SCHEER told the group, "Block the h#lls and ‘block the”
airports. This may be one of the. times. when to behave
reasonably is to behave irresponsibly. " . en

November 2h, 2367 -
- “The “University | of ‘Washington Daily" newspaper,
Seattle, “Washington ,_ issue of November 21, 1967, carried ar.
article announcing that ROBERT SCHEER, editor of "Ramparts" —
Magazine, would speak. at the Hub. Auditorium, November 21,"
1967, under sponsorship of the Political Union. The’ = ©
article said that SCHEER , who is leading proponent of the
New Left, served on the Board of Directors of the National.
Conference for New: Politics, which held its convention in = |
Chicago. It stated that SCHEE® was currently cdlaborating 7
with WARREN HINCKLE, also on the "Ramparts" arin
writing | a book about the "Vietnam Lobby". .

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“The "Seattle Post. ‘Intelligencer" newspaper, ‘Seattle,

‘Washington, in its issue of November 22, 1967, reported that.
ROBERT. SCHEER spake to. an overflow audience: at the: University

Of "lashington, Hub Auditorium, November 21, 1967: The article |

. stated that SCHEER said it was ‘arrogant for Americans to.
decide what is best for the Vietnam people. | SCHEER said
it-was an "obscene argument that withdrawal .of American
forces. from Vietnam. would result inva blood bath... He.

claimed the United States. was operating on a war. economy.
and suggested that our loss of. pre-eminence in. world
trade as well as in. jobs which rely on military. contracts"
aecounts for much of our reluctance to pull: out of Asia.
_ SCHEER predicted that 1968 may be the "last democratic
election" for this nation. He predicted that the far
left and the far right would grow: as_ Americans seek ..
alternatives... SCHEER advocated taking the billions spent”
on the Vietnam war. and applying them to. domestic preblens.''
He alleged that unless this is done, there would be more
violence and more. ‘riots. in American cities. - ns

December 8, 1967

“The Ram! newspaper oF Fordham University,
Bronx, New York, in its issue of December 12, 1967,
_ earried a news article reflecting that ROBERT. SCHEER. gave
a speech December 8, 1967 at the Fordham University) Campus
Center Ballroom before a crowd of 250. The article stated

that SCHEER said the United ‘States. should. withdraw. from
_ Vietnam and not worry about the fate of that country.
In speaking about the means of demonstration, SCHEB? was —
~ . quoted as sdying "Use your ‘bodies: imaginatively, - Block >
- railway tracks and. government buildings. Violence is ‘the
only serious alternative." “With regard to opposition to |
the war, SCHEER blamed the rowdy character of recent |
'.demonstrations which have been: blocked by the economic
and political. power structure. He said "I support these
tactics out of desperation, though I would like to see
the growth of a serious left to challenge the people in

power."
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of UCB, on. January 29, 1968, carried 2 news article» .
entitled "Radical Groups Emphasize Need. for Mutual Self-
Protection". This article. described a rally sponsored by

. MAPS held at. noon on -the UCB campus January 26, 1968, in 7”
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mathematics faculty and political activists addressed the
 erowd in drizzling: rain. The article carries summaries of -

the speeches of numerous pople, including BETTINA APTHEXER.

“ KURZWEIL, a self-admitted Communist Party member, and RIBERT .
SCHEER. | The. articls. contained ‘the following regarding

SCHEER |

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magazine , algo spoke. He bezan with. a. comment on
the carnival mood of the rally. -

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wethere: is. ‘sorething obscene or bizarre .
- about the Roman cernival attitude when seven people |
are in jail,’ he commented, referring to the fact
a Phat. Martha's Laundry was. Dlaying. on the lower
- "plaza and evangelists were ‘Singing and. ‘preaching
on the corner. —

nn "IThe United. States. is now ‘fighting - a war. of
~ examples,’ he said. "They! re saying "there are

_ certain things which we will not tolerate and we oe
- will make examples: of those who attempt them," he. _

. continued. . .

“and the war of ‘examples in Vietnam
has been brought home 5" he added. .

He | igstrongly emphasized the fact that. the _
“government Will permit a type of. false liberty SO oe

- that one feels free--as lone as it does. not intrude”
on government Policies.

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‘theless, he said, "We must: engage in | struggles that

intrude." . a . .

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tionary. | But. one becomes a revolutionary not out :
of choice but when the ‘situation: demands it,' he.
- . stated. 'The time ealls for it now and we must fina
_ Solidarity in asp ivit of CHE GUEVARA , ‘ he concluded".

: AD leaflet issued by ‘campus Stop. the Draft. Week . .

a Committee" advertised a-noon rally to be held Friday,’ (January .
-.. 26, 1968) at UCB with six + speakers, including ROBERT ‘SCHEER |
“and BETTINA APTHEKER.

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oS ‘The "Rerkeley Daily Gazette". newspaper, issue of —
January 27, 1968, reported on the rally at UCB, which was
held January, 26s. (1968, attended by about 700 ‘persons. —

This, article quoted ROBERT SCHEER as ‘follows;

oe OMe must switch to tactics which intrude,
which are effective. ‘“e must act in the spirit of —
...a CHE GUEVARA because. this is the: time for the —_

- spirit of a ‘CHE GUEVARA. ' : a

tye must start to plan. now: for the next”

stop the Draft Week,’ the editor of Ramparts Maga-~.

- zine urged. We must seriously ‘think of filling oo:
~ "the jails because Stop. the Draft Weeks must go. ony
- cand if jail is the price to Pays ‘we- must: pay. it.!

"tUnless protest is. effective, it is a
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“guest on a OP. Bact televised "Firing Line" television —

show at 6:30 PM, Pacifie Standard Time, where he was)

-- involved in a type. of debate with MI LLIAM F. BUCKLEY,

- Editor of: "National Réview", BUCKLEY. stated ‘ROBERT:

SCHEER was. invited to appear on. this program to. explain. .
the un-American attitude of SCHEER and also of. "Ramparts"
Magazine, SCHEER said he was not previously. apprised of -

the: exact. topic but.in any case could not. speak for =
"Ramparts". since hé is only one. member of the editorial
board. SCHEER then became evasive ,~claiming he wanted

a definition of "un-American" before he could. answer 00 oy

BUCKLEY. During thir show, SCIEER stated. that "National.

~ Review" Magazine had maligned SCHEER when it stated he...
_. traveled to Cuba in violation of State Department. regu=
lations and SCHEER requested a> retraction. be printed. ~

SCHEER did not state that he had traveled to CUBA illegally

in 1960 and. legally in 1968, but. such is the case. SCHEER
was very glib but was very evasive in answering BUCKLEY! 3:-
questions and statements. _ ‘SCHEER's statements |. showed hin

‘Stongly, in opposition to the Vietnam Ware.

‘Television, Februar | 1968 a a

ROBERT SCHEER appeared on the Pat Michaels

television ‘show at 10: 30 p.m. on KTVU, Channel 25. Oakland
on. February . 7, 1968. During this appearance, ‘SCHEER stated
he attended. the Cultural Congress held in Havana, Cuba in

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early January,’ 1968. Hesaid he traveled in Cuba via Mexico.
City as an accredited correspondent with the approval of. ‘the
State Department and that he traveled alone. The interview
‘related to. SCHEER's. work as" managing | editor of "Ramparts

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and PAUL SALTZMAN at the Expo '67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
in June, 1967,. and the results of. this. interview were. shown _
: on Canadian Broadcasting Company television. network. on. February . 7
. 23, 1968. Some of the points emphasized by SCHEER in this inter
view are as. follows: i . a .

: “Ramparts” magazine, “of which SCHEER is Editor, tries
9) xO. be exciting and to fill a void in American life. It tries
-. .to handle the stories the other magazines do. not. have the guts. _
to handle and to give some diversity of opinion. in the mass: media Tl
of America. It is’an experiment in seeing whether American. . ee
freedom and democracy really works. Other magazines are locked.
., into the establishment because of the funding required to start a
Magazine and the income received from advertisers, while "Ramparts"
- .. is’ probably the only large circulation magazine in America that :
does not depend. on. advertising. ee ae oS

oe Ramparts" made a ‘decision to. challenge the: big”
magazines and to turn to a. secular monthly magazine two and a+:
half years ago (about January, 1965) and it no longer has any.
connection with or particular interest in the Catholie Church. |
It. is aimed a . challenging the. establishment and its readers >
_- who are. primarily in the 15 to: 40 year age group. Bs

oo “Ramparts” has been called a muckraker and ee
_. left- wing. It is on the left of the political. spectrum since |
~ it: opposes - the war in Vietnam and is interested in vemoving the —
ghettos: in American life. "Ramperts" is based as a left- -wing
. opposition to "Time" magazine but "Time" is biased toward the |
establishment. and toward maintaining the status quo. “Ramparts”.
has never been ‘sued for libel or had a serious’ challenge to. its
factual accuracy. Ramparts" has a: small staff of only 30 and ~
has. successfully challenged the other big magazines with exten-
sive advertising revenue and has done a more: factual reporting |
_ job on the Vietnam War, its. casualties, civil rights. stories oo
_. and stories on such topics as the children of. suburbia ‘rebelling | .
against suburban community and its” values. . ae

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nothing: to offer but the guts and freedom of its reporters. to

report facts as they see them. Ramparts" does not edit the oo

-reporters' articles for opinion or value of concept. These .
articles are. ‘only edited for. size and possible emphasis for a

- particular issue so that there would not be four articles on.

Vietnam in a single issue, for instance. When "Ramparts" sends _

oa reporter to do a story it prints what the reporter writes:

even though the Editor does not necessarily agree with that.

_ ‘Reporter’ s. viewpoint.

“SCHEER feels ‘that ‘the United States. is nore:

afflicted with an-extremely biased press because in the United

States we have the illusion of freedom and Americans are raised

to believe that we have a free press while in fact the press is.

controlled through “an interlocking directorate of big business,
big military and big government" that effectively manages. the. oe
os news ‘so that it is not, troubling or upsetting to their interests.

‘SCHEER believes that. ‘the honest reporting oF news by"

“pamparen" is doing "an awful lot of good" because a generation -
is being raised in the United States that knows: how to be free

for a change and "is not going to buy) ‘the. nonsense. that comes

- raised to believe that their country always does right and have
an implicit racism. They realize that the Vietnamese do not

out of Washington". .The youths are asking some very searching
questions about American society. and are not. satisfied with ‘the
usual glibness so they are willing to go on marches. because

they do not buy these answers. This. is. a. very large minority

oF youths. —

Most of. the American. soldiers ‘in Vietnam have ‘been

really share United States objectives. For instance "There.

‘is a 650,000 man Vietnamese army that never does any fighting".

| "It is’ very clear that the Viet Cong has considerable support: /

from the countryside © and has. done. some very ‘fine things in the.

"countryside. ue

a aisiiiueiot ens with the war in- Vietnam. even among American trospe.
re I peopte. have refused to fight and more people an: the army

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have t taken. those oritical steps vather than go along with the
. Fighting. It is not a significant number yet, but SCHEER

‘believes it is growing. "We have to figure. out. whether the

ao ‘United States is. Rome on the rise or Rome in decay. and hopefully
: America! Ss empire: is on the verge of "racking up. .

‘When asked if he could make a “generalization about ‘the

american housewife and American married life, SCHEER stated,
“The average American.is drunk most of the time." SCHEER Me
explained that the average American has a couple of drinks. before

starting home and several more when: he arrives at home. The |

cocktail hour is all about getting "yourself numb enough that.
you. can take your wife and kids and then. you usually fall asleep
ne front (of the television." ~ .

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: The "Albion Pleiad;" Albion college weekly “aewapapesy

“Albion, Michigan, in its issue of March 1, 1968, carried an = |
article headlined, "SCHEER Rips NORRIS, College." The article |
|. stated SCHEER was scheduled to speak on the "relevance of

academe in response to cultural needs," but abandoned this.

topic and instead dissected the speech given by Albion College. °

-President. LOUIS W. NORRIS to freshmen at this school in the fall

- of 1967. ~ SCHEER said Dr.. NORRIS' speech stressed the importance ~

of -vicarious learning and the central role of the. "great re

conversation." ~SCHEER said the "great conversation is-a. bore."

_ SCHEER. stated:that:.white: middle class Americans want’ to make a

revolution without doing anything revolutionary. _ SCHEER said

Dr. NORRIS stated in his speech "hippies" did not belong on
Albion's campus. SCHEER replied to this "with these ideas he

_ shouldn't be president of a university, and I wouldn't have to.
make these statements if he hadn't given such a speech to the.

freshmen." He said that America can no longer engage in foreign

. aggression in the guise of extending freedom." _SCHEER concluded _

his speech by stating that to alleviate these crises America __
should dismantle the defense apparatus, turn to a peace ‘economy

a and get out of Vietnam.

One of the critics of SCHEER's speech | was quoted in

this article as saying; "Some of what he said was admirable, me

he was so irrational and so boorish and. had excruciati Pe ag
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_ present” and spoke at the University of California, Irvine,
California (UCI), on April 3, 1968, when an anti-Vietnam -

program was held. No publicity was afforded this activity.

in the local metropolitan newspapers | ‘and the "Anthill",

campus newspaper, published at UCI, did not publish any of =
the: speeches delivered nor any. quotes taken out of context, mee

- but. merely \ contained an outline of the program.

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"Iowa. State Daily," which isa. ‘student newspaper” a
published at Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, Iowa,

. earried an article in its issue of April 17, 1968,

headlined, "'Ramparts' Editor SCHEER Keynotes ‘Dissent’

Series." This: article stated that ROBERT. SCHEER, editor

of "Ramparts" Magazine, would speak on "dissent, revolution

and. the Democratic process" on April-17, 1968, in the.

Great Hall, Memorial Union, ISU, as part of a. "series. of
talks sponsored by the National Affairs Institute (NAI).. ~
- The article included background information to the effect

that ROBERT SCHEER received a B.A. Degree in Economics.

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and then served as.a Maxwell Fellow in |. Public ‘Administration —

at ‘Syracuse University. |

The "Ames Daily Tribune," Ames, towa” newspaper, :

 dssue. of April 18, .1968, carried a news article headlined,

"ISU. Dissenters Knock System." This article reported that

_ ROBERT SCHEER was the first speaker at ISU's "dissent"

-series.and spoke: April. 17, 1968. The article reported |
that SCHEER. stated America did not need BOBBY. KENNEDY.

_ “or GENE MC CARTHY, but needed a whole new political
- ideology. SCHEER stated “if.liberals can't: come up.

with some alternative to the prevailing political .
thought, the right wing is likely to do it instead."
SCHEER said "our basic ideologies’ are going to have ‘to.
‘be challenged if we are going to face and solve our.
problems.’ He called particularly for critical |
examination of the philosophies on which the United
States foreign policy | is based, the attitudes behind

its welfare program, and the whole. basis. of its

political system. He stated this nation is ripe for

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“University of New York at Buffalo, New York, in its issue of.
April 23, 1968, . carried an article: announcing that a series of
talks by new leftists on the. central issues of. the day, would
begin April 23, 1968... ROBERT SCHEER was listed as one of: the
. speakers, noting that. he had spoken at ‘the University in 1967,

and was | very well received, So

“The. Spectrum" did not. carry a follow up news. story

“concerning SCHEER's. talk, and there was no reference to SCHEER's
plans” in. the Buffalo, New York, area. in ‘the local. daily ‘papers:

‘The: “Bozeman Daily Chronicle," newspaper, Bozeman,

7 “Nenana. issue of May 12, 1968, carried an article relating to.
- the speech of’ ROBERT SCHEER at Montana State University, May 11,

- 1968.. The. portion of the article ‘relating, to ROBERT SCHEER’ ee

= as follows:

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 fRobert. Scheer, 31-vearsold editor of the Hew .
.. Left ‘Ramparts Magazine, who flew here directly from
~. Havana, Cuba, said our simplistic. reason for
. “intervention in Vietnam, was the- "myth of the
international communist conspiracy also called .

_ the: "Devil Theorv.' The. Devil Theorv has. dis-.

-. integrated, whether, our state. denartment will
| admit it. or. not ; he said. ~ ;

This peality plavs. havoc with the most
_ cherished tenant of our forei¢n policy,!' he. ; oy
said. ‘cheer cited the. squabbling between Russia a
and Red China, and more recently. hetween _ .
Czechoslovakia and Russia, as evidence of
. the’ disintegration of the international con-
-  spiraev. . He said that. our foreign policy :
- should be humanistic rather than jingoistie
-  Americanization of the rest. of the world should |
/ not be our goal, he. added.

Scheer said ‘the United States should swallow oe
“its pride and get out of Vietnam. He said -
ait might be. good for the U.S. to lose a little.
_ faee in: Vietnam. Maybe it would be he lthy f r. us
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. University, Bozeman, Montana, issue. of May 17, 1968, carried
a news article bearing the. headline , "Ramparts Editor - Var is
not U.S..vs Commies. This article stated that a Vietnam symposium —

_ was held’on Saturday, May. 11, 1968, during which ROEERT SCHEER | a
“stated “no peace or negotiations are possible unless” the United a
States. is willing to admit that the war in Vietnam is not. primarily.

— a struggle between. communism and. democracy." SCHEER reportedly ee

_ alleged. that the state department's monolithic concept of . Ce,

~~ eommunism is the main reason that we are. in that war. SCHEER Bo

stated. “that. the Viet Minh. forerunner to the Viet Cong was as’ 0-0 >

- serious struggle for independence and fought the French who. they

- eonsidered as foreign aggressors. Both Diem and Ky, South oe

-. Vietnamese leaders, worked for the French and thus the Viet Cong: _
consider them traitors to their. reople. Since the U.S. supports

> Kv and ‘formerly supported Diem, it was natural for the Viet Cong =.

to fight against the U.S." SCHEER said "the U.S. should settle — an

...for something along the line of the 1954 Geneva ‘accords to get =,

out of Vietnam, © SCHEER added that he thought it would be ‘good for |

.. the U.S. - to lose face because we have become too arrogant. _

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The “wBerkeley Daily Gazette! “newspaper issue of June —

1968, carried an article by MIKE CULBERT, Executive Editor, Se

- hach related that KTVU, Channel 2; Oakland, California, - taped =
a television show June 3, 1968, “for. viewing on that station at

10:30 p.m., June 5, 1968, in which PAT MICHAELS, host, questioned

- ROBERT. SCHEER, "A new left: leader and editor of ‘Ramparts’ ——
Magazine" and SCOTT STANLEY, JR. “Editor of . ‘american ea pee
magazine, major organ of the John. Birch Society.’ .The article .
stated that a surprise. questioner. from the audience during this.
ghow was DAVID GUMAER, a 29 year old Chicagoan who infiltrated.

_ the Du Bois Clubs of America for the Chicago Police. Intelligence
Division and served on the registration committee of the National :
-Convention for New Politics, which was held. in ‘Chicago, Illinois, |

during Labor Day weekend of 1967. - The article stated GUMAER ©
~also testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
in Executive Session in December, 1967.. GUMAER stated ROBERT. . _
SCHEER was "completely surrounded by communists" at. the New Politics
Convention. SCHEER is reported as replying, “If you 're saying - )
I'm a communist, go ahead and say it. and I'll sue." | SCHEER :

galled GUMAER a "fink". - SCHEER said he is nota communist and —

the communists he has known are "too conservative” for. hin.

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| This newspaper ‘account of. the. “PAT MICHAEL's television
show on KTVU, Channel. 2, was. verified by former SA-MARVIN © — are
BUCHANAN , 2180 Franklin Street, Oakland, California, | on vune 19, “1968,

August 19, 1968 |

a | _ The agenda for the National ‘Student ‘Association
. (NSA) ‘Convention which was held at Kansas State University we,
. (KSU), Manhattan, Kansas, August 17-26,- 1968, stated that: ae

- there was scheduled a "discussion of the movement for social,

'. change in America on both a theoretical and a practical levaL'
conducted. by four. individuals including | ROBERT SCHEER.

a = An. “article in the “August 21, 1968, issue of.

- the "Kansas. City Star" newspaper stated that TOM HAYDEN,
former President of Students for a Democratic Society.

(SDS), and. ROBERT SCHEER,. editor of: "Ramparts" Magazine,

had both spoken at the NSA Convention. In this

-- pegard, the. article stated. "despite the militancy

Of their demands and aggressiveness. or their charges"

. of the JOHNSON-HUMPHREY Administration, at no time has
HAYDEN or SCHEER called explicitly for violence. The

. printed material appearing here maintains. the same 7 .
guarded | stance. We . _ . ee at

(fae An ‘article. ‘in the "Manhattan Mercury". newspaper, :
“Manhattan, Kansas, issue of August 20,.1968, stated,
-"In an open forum, ‘ROBERT. SCHEER, editor of: ‘Ramparts!
_ Magazine, said 'If studentsdon't act at the (Democratic.
_. National) Convention, they must decide what. their -
- peaction is going to be when all their efforts for |
-.. EUGENE. MC. CARTHY are swallowed up by a HUMPHREY machine.
If the American people are not left with a vote against
the war in Vietnam after. this Convention, all the work
of the students and middle class, ali the. efforts. in the
primaries, all. the fund-raising will have been in vain
. and - the Democratic process: will have failed. "

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Rental Company, Municipal ‘Airport, Manhattan, Kansas,
advised that on the late afternoon of August 19, 1968,

_ ROBERT. SCHEER was picked up by charter. aircraft at-

.» Municipal Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, and was. flown

to Manhattan, Kansas... On. the morning of August 20, 1968,
- SCHEER was returned to the airport at Kansas City,

Missouri, by charter aircraft which charter flights.
were arranged for and paid for by a representative of

. NSA.
“September 26, 1968

me A ‘meeting billed as "America as. a. Racist .

Culture", sponsored by. the Associated Students of. the UCI,

was held on September 26, 1968, with about 2,000 pérsons in. -
- attendance, mainly students. ROBERT SCHEER was one of the —
main speakers. talking.on. American imperialism, stating it

was exhibited. through the history of this. country and was’ a
how being shown in Vietnam. SCHEER criticized the California a

. Board of Regents. for having refused ELDRIDGE CLEAVER -the-

-- opportunity to lecture at a class at the University of —
California, Berkeley, California (UCB). °° SCHEER: defended —

HUEY P. NEWTON, Founder of the Black Panther Party (BPP)

. (characterization to be fourd in the appendix), and stated
that becuase of all of the. problems. there had evolved a=
close coalition between the BPP and the Peace and Freedom
Party (PFP).. SCHEER praised ELDRIDGE CLEAVER as the best

. choice among. ‘the presidential candidates. (running on the PFP .

_. ticket). SCHEER said this is a racist. society in which we
live and the government ' s efforts to "control" the. black man
is causing opposition to the. government. He said we were. 7
forced into the streets in: Chicago and society blocked our.

demands. — SCHEER. claimed "we must. oppose that force. " a

At the same meeting, ELDRIDGE” CLEAVER, Minister of

_. Information of the BPP. and PFP presidential candidate, also.
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- recommended that everyone obtain guns and hidethem so that ws

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political party on the California  -
ballot through the obtaining of — —.
approximately 67,000 signatures of

registered voters. .
November 14,1968
rr, "The Dartmouth", Dartmouth College daily newspaper,
printed at Hanover, New Hampshire, in its issue of November 15,. |
: 1968, carried an article headlined "Scheer provides sharp contrast

in symposia focus". This article reported: that a senior — we
symposium was held at Dartmouth College on November 14, 1968, |

_.with five speakers participating. The article began by quoting

“ROBERT SCHEER, Editor in Chief of "Ramparts" magazine, as.
_ stating "you must use the means at hand, which might mean
butting your ROTC building to challenge the institution". The
article said “the program climaxed with Scheer's. appeal for

_ the students of the college to assert themselves "by. —
challenging the institution that is manipulating your life™", |
’. SCHEER reportedly added, "the. spots closest at heart are where
you can best challenge the manipulators. I suggest you get
busy at task". He added, “even in the woods at Dartmouth, _.
where there aran't any girls, the elements for a confrontation |
exist. ° I told a similar group at Columbia this, but -they |
wouldn't believe it. But look what happened". The article
_.. Stated that the audience applaused loudly at the conclusion. ——
Of SCHEER's plea. ee,

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md “Human ‘Events’ publication, Washington, D. Cc. ain-its ~

issue’ of April 8, 1967, carried a story headlined, Phe. Inside _
“Story. of’. 'Ramparts' Magazine". A portion of this story, 8
“Scheer! Ss Radicalism” 7 ‘reads as follows: . . .

. “Probably the best ‘known nationally of: Ramparta’

staffers is Managing Editor Robert. Scheer, who,. at we
.» 30, has. made a career of New Leftism. A -former.member
of the pro-Castro Fair Play for Cuba. Committee, he

tends” that he. is. an canti- Communist «

fe “Last. year Scheer yan. for ‘the Democratic nomi-
. nation for U. S. Congress in Berkeley, hinging his =
entire campaign on getting out. of the war. in Viet.
.... Nam and getting into the ‘War. on. Poverty.!. Several —
- weeks ago, Scheer traveled to. Prague, Oy iokosiveekian”
to meet with the Communist-controlled International |
Union of Students and representatives of the National
Liberation Front, the political. arm of the Communist |
ao “Viet Cong in South | Viet Nan. a

- Not publicized in his race. “for. Congress but.

“pevealed later was the. fact that Scheer's campaign... -
coordinator was Carl Bloice, a 28-year- -old Communist:
-- party member. Bloice's CP. membership was hardly ao.

secret, for several years he had been a by-lined staff.

’ writer. for People! s World, the Communist: weekly on.
. the West Coast, and then he was publications director

of the Communist- controlled Ww. .E. Be DuBois Clubs. =,

is the most: articulate of the Ramparts crew and ccon- fe Sos

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"At. last summer! “Communis t. party convention ain.
New York City, Bloice | yas elected to the cP! s National.
_— Committee and the requirements: for serving on that es
policy board make. ait ciear Bloice. has been a CP member a
_ since at least January “1964. » although intelligence a
agencies place’ it many years earlier... re

oe "Just two ‘months: ago the. newsletter of ‘the Robert.
Scheer campaign. = he is. keeping his organization intact
under the name of Community for New Politics (CNP) = |
Carried a so¢ial note: "Carl. Bloice, heretofore co
_ .eoordinator for CNP, has left Berkeley for the larger.
battlefield in- Washington, D.C., where he will be a
-. “correspondent: for People's World-~and The Worker... Atv oe ce
..a farewell party December 23 at.the home of Mr. and. 0 0. 0.4
~ Mrs... Robert Scheer, Carl was presented with several . es
- going-away gifts, including a larger. than’ life. poster” -
of Mao-Tse Tung....Carl has indicated he will be an_
- occasional. correspondent [for the Scheer newslettery. 00°
We all wish him’the best of-luck in Washington and | ~~
we feel. fully comforted by. the. fact that we are not a
losing ae coordinator; but gaining a Spy:

"Tax ‘Money Helped |

“Phe portrait of Mao probably brought a gust ~
of. laughter. when it was: ‘unveiled and presented ‘to the
 .Moscow= ‘line Bloice, and the ‘gaining a spy' phrase was:
+ simply New Left. humor. The story makes two important.
- points: 1).. Scheer's campaign manager was a Communist ;
. and. 2)- The Capital correspondent. for two. Communist -
newspapers will contribute occasional articles to.
Scheer’ Ss campaign organization. . a a o Poe

Ce, "Scheer has told Human Events that he hired: Bloicee
- "for his technical. competence’; ‘that he likes him as.) oo
as person , but violently. disagrees ‘with his” politics.

. "Communist. Bloice, however, was only one of ‘Scheer’ Ss”
supporters. Another backer was the | U. 8. Treasury,

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which channeled funds into Scheer" Ss campaign. Tt
_ worked this way. During his campaign one of his
workers was Mrs. Phyllis Haberman: O'Donnell, who. has-
been. chairman of. the East Bay DuPois. Club. Mrs. 0! Donnell
-. worked on a work-study program | directed by the
_ University of California's Department | of Criminology
~ (which is now practically another Sociology Department) ©
 and-was_ assigned to-a leftist group Called Welfare’ |
‘Rights. Organization as a case worker. .in truth,. she.
- worked for the Scheer. campaign and reported on at

at WRO meetings. ae vee - oe _ ne eae :

_ The work- study program was originally funded ee

- through: the Office of Economic Oppertunity; . ‘receives.
its funds through ‘the National Defense. Education Act.

and is overseen. by the Department of Health, ‘Education a rae
and Welfare. a ee! Be

An. article by IVAN SHARPE appeared in “the San

Francisco Bay Guardian daily newspaper published at. San Francisco,
- California, in its issue of March 27, 1969, entitled "Ramparts -
revolution with limousine service." This article reflects a

numerous interviews with present and former officials. of Ramparts ©

- magazine and analyzes factors that: led to this magazine's financial

- difficulties. ‘The article places primary blame for the bankruptcy
on WARREN HINCKLE and ROBERT SCHEER for their extragavant spending,

--guch as taking their wives on trips for Ramparts and spending huge?

sums of money. Most of the blame was placed on WARREN HINCKLE~

‘because frequently his. expense account would be more than the
-.. money he raised on promotional trips. The article. gave most of
“the credit for the sensational stories and exposes to ROBERT ©

SCHEER, who obtained them from his new left contacts. It reported:
that HINCKLE had destroyed Ramparts. and SCHEER was angry: about

- this... ‘SCHEER decided to stay on as Editor-In-Chief of Ramparts |

and his salary has been reduced from $15,000 to $10,000 per year-

ina an effort to help the magazine out of. its financial problems.

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Bronx, ‘New York - ; oe
September 15, 1957,. ‘to ‘SERENA

TUREN SCHEER, date of birth

_ October 16, 1939, at New. York.
- Divorced, September” 23 1965,
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_ BUTTERFIELD WEILLS: SCHEER, ae
date of birth March aan 12, eS
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_. FREDERICK JACOB SCHEER; . born”
May 5, 1898, in Germany,
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din Russia, not a U.S. citizen, |
ANNE BUTTERFIELD WEILLS SCHEER, |

6468 Benvenue. Avenue, Oakland
California. — .

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. Magazine, San Francisco, California

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- California, 1960-61

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~ AD HOC. COMMUTER TO END ) DISCRINENATON

Ba According ‘to an article in the March 8, 1961, ‘48sue.

of the "san Francisco Examiner," a San Francisco daily morning.

- newspaper, TRACY SIMS stated among other. things that following
“a. sit-in demonstration in San, Francisco-during: October 1963 by
-yarious. civil rights groups, ‘the groups realized that. a central,

_ coordinating committee was needed... The formation of AD HOC. 7

-. COMMITTEE TO END: DISCRIMINATION “(AHCED)- was | the. result and SIMS.

became ats shairman. . .

-h source paporteda on ‘December 9, 1963, that. in
-. December 1963 TRACY SIMS attended a joint .
‘meeting of the San Francisco. Communist. Party
Youth Club and. the. Communist Party. Be rkele oy
: — OFF Campus Youth Club.

oe “A second sourde,’ on May | 12, “1964, described ‘AHCED: aso
re central ‘pody of representatives - from militant youth oreanizae eos
— tions: whose purpose was to work for. equal civil rights ‘and to -

“put pressure on. establishments. and: employers ‘to hire more people —

| Prom the minority races,. especially Negroes. - . _

a A third source ‘reported on Maren 13, 1964, ‘that: at. Ss
Oe meeting of the San Francisco Branch of the Soclalist Workers. |
.. Party on March 211, 1964, KIPP DAWSON; a representative of | ne

-“AHCED, rélated among other things that AHCED was directed and oj
» controlled. by the W.E, B. DuBois Clubs. of the Bay Area. ae oe

_ A fourth source reported on January” 30, 1964, ‘that
on January 29, 1964, KIPP DAWSON attended a ‘San -

_. Francisco Branch membership. meeting of the

(i) Soedalist | Workers Party. .

Second source related on May 12, “1964, ‘that ‘the :
_W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of the. Bay Area consisted.
-of the W.E.B, DuBois: Clubs of San. Francisco, © on
Berkeley, and San Franciseo State College... Accord= 7
- ing-to source,. any member of the W.E.B. DuBois
Club of San’ Franeisco-who- attends San Francisco
. State College is automatically _ a member of. the
~-elub at San Francisco State College. are

7 A eifth source reported on February. 3, 1965, that. on.
. ‘Bebruary, 3, 1965, a press conference was held at 1365 Turk
. Street, San Francisco,: California. — At this press conference, an. -
Official of AHCED announced and passed out press releases that .

as of Rebruary 3 1965, AHCED . was no tonger in existence. - be

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- BLACK PANTHER PARTY, aka
Black Panther Party for
) Seif Defense 2

A source advised that the Black ‘Panther. Party for
- Self ‘Defense (BPPSD) was. formed by. HULY PERCY NEVTON, Minister
of Defense, and BOBBY GEORGE SEALE, | Chairman,» in December, . 1966,
as a militant: black nationalist political organization to combat
. “police brutality,” to unite militant black youth, and to |
... determine the destiny of black commnunities., The political =
-« philosophy was taken from. writings of | ‘Chairman MAO Tse- tung” of
| Communist. China and black. militant writers. — .

. . ; “In March, 1968, the. name% of the ‘organization was,
changed to ‘Black Panther. Party (BPP).

oo The official BPP publication,” ‘The. Black Panther

Party. =. Black Community News Service,” states that the BPP.
_. advocates use of guns and guerrilla tactics in their: violent:
nevolusionary program to end oppression of black people. —

oe On February ‘17, 1962, ‘ELDRIU: CLEAVER, Minister of.
"Information, - announced. merger of the. BPP ‘and Student Nonviolent.
' Coordinating Committee (Sh cc). end. bestowed title Of: vinister of
Justice ,. BPP, “upon. EH. RAP BROWH 5 Chairman of SNCC.

. “suce” is a militant - Mepro. organization
\
- which preaches black supremacy.

pee 4 “inewros, aforementioned, is. incarcerated: in “the ‘Alameda
County Jeil, “Oakland, California, awaiting trial on: charge. of ,
murder of an Oakland police officer.’ . oe

. Headquarters ‘of: BPP. and Huey Py Newton Defense. Fond
are located at 44210 Grove Street, Oekland, (California. —

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- pisoussren: UNT, INETED, INC INC.

"Records of she Division of Corporations, California.

‘State Department. of Investments, ‘Los Angeles;. California,

indicate that. Discussion Unlimited filed its Articles of”
Tneorporation as 2 nonprofit corporation, with: the Secretary

of State; § acramento, California, on or pout dune 4,..1°63,

noting its principe 1 site of office as. Los Angeles County,

1 tad

_ California, The aims and purposes of the organization, as |
-Jisted. in. the Articles or Incorporation, are Moe CO promote
fail and cpen discuss] on on our Soe iety and problems"

A. source advised o lay 8... 1963, that: Diseus sion

Unlimited, Ine, actually vas. ori sinated in Los Angeles, ”°

California, in May, 1962, and was composed: largely of a> number
of present and former Cec ommanist | Party members who assis’ in

staging panel : forums and in promoting: such events, Oviginal |
coong ane tor ef the groun.was BERNARD LUSUER, who in. Lo51,.

as educeticnal director of the So uthern California Dist bri Let

Command se Party.

ee ‘Tais source was recontact tec on April .9, 1965, and
indica ated that. the basic concept © of: ‘Discussion. Unlimited, ‘Ine,

has not) changed, It continues to precent "Vert. ideas" to> at.

least pertially non- committed audiences, It propnses to. |.
develop. special activities around various issues on an irregular
basis. It is not a membership organization, and does not hold
resular meetings as. ‘Such, but. rather is strictly a forum-type |
organization, — co ;

On May Lo, 1066, another source réported that

Discussion Unlimited, Ine. continues to operate as a forum~

type org ganization.

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w. E. B, DU BOIS CLUBS. OF AMERICA - PERKEIEY. ‘BRANCH;
[.E.B, DuBois Youth Club. - Berkeley Chapter;

_ Berkeley W.E.B. DuBois. Club, Berkeley | Dubois Club;

East Ba DuBois Club . .

oe we source advised on ‘April. 1D, 1963, that ‘the We. CE, 3. -
DuBois Youth. Club. + Berkeley. Chapter, | was originated in Cetober
| Agee, principally through’ the efforts. of MATHEW HALLINAN,

this. same source advised in Octover 1963,
that ‘MATHEW HALLINAN was elected. as. Chairman.
"and Communist Party (CP) Youth. Commission
“Representative of the Berkeley CP. On-Campus —
_ Youth Club during September 1963. wo ,

arene a. S ‘second source advised that. a leaflet distributed by. mo

the Berkeley” DuBois Club in Spetember 1964,. reflected the name of |
 -that organization to be the “We EB, DuBois. Clubs of America ae
7 Berkeley Branch. rr . . oe So

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‘This same ‘leat ‘let, “ander the heading “the DuBois Clubs of)

a nation-wide . socialist youth organization founded in. June of. this |

year. | It attempts to bring together those. action-oriented youth . :
who. consider socialism to" be | a visible. alternative. to the ilts of
this: society.’ . 7

As of April 23, 1968, ‘the ‘Berkeley W. E, Be “DuBois. Club. |
Was. registered with the. University. of California. BS an "“off- ~campus"
~ membership organization. As such, it could present lectures on _
. > campus: with prior University permission and. was. all owed to set up :
and maintain a literature table on campus. .

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America" reads as follows: "The Berkeley © DuBsis Club is 4a ‘part oe

OB eg z, 3B. ‘pu BOIS. CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO, .
aka, DuBois Youth Group, San - Prancissé 0

. DuBois Club, San Francisco DuBois

— Youth Grou Student- ‘Labor Alliance a

oa ae A source advised that on: January 31, 1963, the W. Ee Be
Se DuBois Club. of San Francisco held its first. general meeting. at 7
California Hall, Polk and Turk. Streets, » San Francisco, California,
oo. “atcwhich time. the aims of: the. club were > ut forth as. follows by .
i TRERENCE NKAYO". HALLINAN: _ os . fe

a (2) “Alleviate ‘the Negro problen ‘in ‘the United oa
States, _
a - (2) Promote peaceful co-existence between, the
“United States and Russia...
' (3) Promote and encourage Marxist. ‘doctrines and. .
to bring about a socialistic government in.
_ the ‘United States. . _

OA second pource advised. in March 1963, that the pilots

7 Club > was both conceived and originated~by ‘TERENCE HALLINAN,

OR ‘third. gource advised on April 95. 1965, ‘that - 7
in April 1965, TERENCE HALLINAN advised he. was
-*-not a member of the Communist Party (CP) but
-. considered himself a@ communist and intended.
te join the CP as. soon. as che passed his bar
exams. a |

woh A fourth source. advised on gune 29, 196, that at. a
‘peneral membership. meeting held on June 28, 1964, the DuBois Club .
voted to affiliate with the Parent organization, “the W.E.B. “Dubois |
- Clubs of America (DCA). | -

= The fourth: source advised on hort. 26, “4965, that. the
DuBois Club is currently active as a membership organization,: has

its headquarters at. 1007 McAllister Street, San Erancisco, and...

_ continues to follow the: line and Polley of the DCA.

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. A source has advised ‘thet. on. October | 26- 27, “1963,
‘ccnference of members cf the Communist Party (CP), ideludine
national functionaries met in Chicago, Illinois, for the. ‘purpose
of setting in motion Forces for the establishment: of a new
national Mapyist- criented youth orgenization which. would hunt
for the most peaceful transition te socialism, The: delegates.
to this meeting were cautioned egainst.the perm of anti-Soviet —
and anti-CP ideologies. These celecates were also told that. it.
twould be reasonable . to assume that the voung socialists. = | |
ettrected into this new organization would eventually pass into

the cr. itself, nn Ss

‘

es second. conference oF over 20 ‘persons. met. in Chicago —
“on. “Necember: 28-29, 1963, for the. purpose of | initiating a "cell".
to the new youth Graani zation and Dilenning for 2. founding -
convention to be held in June, ‘1964,

“A second source. has. ‘advised that ‘the Founding convention
for the new youth organization was. held from June 19-21, “1g64, .
at 150 Colden Cate Avenue, San. Francisco, - California,’ at which- ;
time the name Y,-E. B. PuBois Clubs of America. (DCA) was adopted.
_fooroximately shar delegates: from’ throughout the United States ._

. attende dad. this. ‘convention. The aims of this. organization, as. set
forth in the preamble to the constitution, are, "It is our:
belief that this’ nation can best solve its problers in an. ee
atmosvhere of peaceful coexistence y complete disarmament anc true
freedom forall peovles of the world, and that these solutions a
will he reached. mainly throurh. the united. efforts of ail democratic.
elements in. our country, comnosed.essertially of the workine people -
ellied in the unity. of Neorces and. other minorities with. whites.

We Further fully recognize that the ereatest threat to American -
democracy cones. from. the racist ane right. wing forces in’
coalition. .with | the most reectionary sections. of the. economic: power

_ structure ,. using the tool,of anti-Communism to divide and destroy
the unified struegle. of the working neople. As. young: people. in.
the forces strusgling | for democracy . we shall actively strive to.
‘defeat ‘these reactionary.and neo-fascist elements: arid to achieve >
complete freedom and democracy for all Americans, thus enabling.
-each. individual to freely. choose and build the society he would _
wish to Jive in. Through these strucsles we feel the American _
peonle will realize the viability of. the socialist alternative."

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. The ‘constitution further states. thet. this: new.
organi zation shall be a membership. organization open. to.

individuals, or if five or. more people so desire, a. chapter can

be formed which. shall in turn be ruided by. the policies and =
_orinciples. of the parent organization,

4

As of Oetober, 1965, “the: headquarters of the DCA. vas

: located at 954 McAllister | Street, San Francisco, California.

“over” the ‘Labor ‘Dav. weekend, 1965, the. Dos ‘hela a

conference ain Chicago, Illinois. “According to % third source, =
Ja new slate. of national. officers was. elected at. “this | cenference

which included Chairman HUGH STERLING FOULER., IT (who, according

ta the: third source:, attended. a CP cadre - encampment heid at:
Camp Midvale, Mew Jersey, in June , 1965, and following his

election as ‘Chairmen of the. NCA, attenced another. national |

CP cadre youth | conference held on September 9-12, 1965, on a
farm located in Northern. Indiana, according to a fourth source) ;
‘Director: ‘OF © Publicity CARL ELLENGER | BLOICE (who- was elected: to
the San Francisco County Committee “CP in. April, 1964. » according

toa fifth source ) ; Educational Nireetor MA T THEW “DYNAMITE” |

/ HALLINAN- (who in June , 1964, was stated to. be the Youth |
- Pepresentative on the Northern California CP District Board, -

accordins to a sixth source); Organizational Secretary

| PEPEMCE "KAYOM HALLINAN (who, according to a seventh source, met

in June, 1965, with athe District Staff of the Illinois CP to

_ dise s the proposed DCA Midwest Summer Project), and Treasurer
-StSAN “PHYLLIS. SORPNSTETN (who, according to en. ‘eiehth | source,
-: has attended meetines of the Youth Club. of. the CP of Illinois

_ during A865 in connection with the. DCe Sumer Project).

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‘FAIR PLAY. FOR CUBA COMMITTEE,
. BAY AREA CHAPTER, also known | .
as Bay Area Fair weed for Cuba » _
— Committee (BAFPCC)_ o

The. "New York Times’ ' newspaper on: November 20,2960.

carried an article captioned "Pro-Castro -Body | Reports U.S.
. Gain," which reported that the Fair Play for-Cuba. Committee

(FPCC). had 5,000 paid-up: members in the United States. ‘The
article declared that the. FPCC-had headquarters. at 799..Broad-
way,. New. York City, New York rand. -had- chapters » in” other cities,

» including one in San Francisco.

A source advised in” Mareh “196T, ‘that the Bay. ‘pea ee

: Chapter of the FPCC (BAFPCC)- ‘began. to. be Formed: ‘in San. Fran--
cisco in November, 1960, under the direct. guidance. and leader. |

ship of. ASHER HARER, who the - source, identified as a member —
cof the San. Francisco’ Branch of the Socialist. Workers’ Party:
CSWP) and a member of the National Committee: of ‘the: SWP.

; The SWP has. been designated: by “the” ‘Attorney
Genéral of the United. States: pursuant to. .
Executive Order 104s. .

\

this. ‘source. advised in March , 1963, that in the.

recent election of the BAFPCC the SWP- continued: -its influence
by having ‘SWP members elected to. the executive committee. .

This. source. advised. in: May... 19635. -that"the BAFPCC”

| included members in. San. Francisco: and. surrounding counties.-

He advised that the BAFPCC’ has no. headquarters -but.received

“mail through Post Office. Box. 2615, _San- Francisco...26, California,-
' which: is a box: “maintained -by - -ASHER HARER.- He ‘stated that the--

_ announced aims and. purposes of the BAFPCC.are to "spread-the

_ truth about Cuba and to. prevent U.~ S. _intervention-in Cuba."

A second source - advised ‘Or January 19., 1964. ‘that

at a -BAPPCC meeting in Berkeley.,. -California,.in: ‘December...
1963, it was decided to dissolve the > BAFPCC.. :

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FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA CONT TTEE

‘The | April: 6, 1960, ‘edition: of “the New. York Times"
_neWspaber contained a full- -page: advertisement. captioned
What Is. Really. Happening - in Cuba," placed by the Fair Play.
for Cuba Committee (FPCC). “This advertisement ‘announced .

-  ° the formation of the. FPCC in New York City and. declared the.
~.  PPCC) intended “to promulgate “the truth. about revolutionary =
Cuba” to neutralize ‘the distorted American press. “ .

tthe New York Times" ‘edition of January 1 1961, a
reported that at a hearing conducted before the. United | States
Senate. Internal Security: Subcommittee on January 10, 1961, -

Dr. CHARLES A. SANTOS-BUCH identified ‘himself. and ROBERT TABER

as organizers of the FPCC.. ' de also testified he and TABER: wee
_. obtained funds from the Cuban Government which were. applied
toward the cost OF. the aforementioned advertisement. | .

. “On ‘Hay. ‘is, 1963, a. sources advised that during. the —
first two years of. the FPCC! s existence there was a struggle |
' between Communist Party (CP) and Socialist Workers” Party (SWP)
elements to exert their power within. the FPCC and: ther reby oe
. influence FPCC policy. This. source added that during the.
past year there had been a successful effort. by PCC. leadership .
. to minimize. the: role of these and. other. organizations inthe.
SPREE SO. that their influence as of May, 1963, was negligible.

“The SWP has” been designated by the Attorney
General of the United States ‘pursuant, to
Executive Order 10450.

- On May” 20, 1963, a second. source advised that.
VINCENT "PED" LEE, FPCC National Office Di rector, was then:
Formulating FPCC policy and had indicated that he had no.
intention of permitting FPCC. policy to be determined by any
other organization. This source. stated that LEE believed |
that the -FPCC. should advocate resumption .of diplomatic
“-pelations between Cuba and the United States and should |
support the. Yight of Cubans to manage. their. revolution. without.
interference from other nations. LEE did not. “advocate | 7
_ supporting the Cuban revolution per se. a 7

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| FAIA PLAY POR CUBA COMMITTEE (onet@.)

The. Novenber 23 “1963, edition | of “The. Hew: York.

Ti imes® reported thet “Senator THOMAS J. DODD of Connecticut .

had calied FPCC the: chief public relaticns. instrument of -
the Castro- network in. the United. States.!) It is to be noted

that Senator. DODD was a member of: ‘the Senate Tnte»nal.

Security. Subcommittee which twice conducted | hearings 3 on the

FCC.

“the December 27;.1963, edition of “The. slew Yor

World Te legram and Sun" newspaper stated that the pro-Castro. -

- FPCC was seeking to go out of. business and that. its prime.

~. activity. during its Lifetime. had been sponsorship of pro-- aoe
~ Castro. street rallies and mass picket lines, and the direction —

of: an active propaganda mill highlighting illegal. travel-to--
Cuba. campaigns. Its comparatively brief span of . life was

; attributed to mounting anti-Castro. American public opinion, .
the 1962° Congressional hearings which disclosed FPCC: financing
by: Castro's. United Nations - Delegation, md. ultimately, the
“bad. publi city. which the FPCC received from disclosure of
- activities on its. behalf by suspected Presidential assassin
LEE. He OSWALD. . on. oa

on. February 6, -ig64, the previously mentioned

second source advised that V. T. LEE had recently: pemarked .

that the FPCC was dead and that there weré no Plans tO

organize another similar organization.

On. April 13, 1964, a third. source advised that

there. had 1 not. been any FPCC. activity in. many months. and. that | oe
the FPCC had been dissolved. a pe

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“INTE PRAT ge OPAL. rgon OF STUDER “Ss -

1. "The Vorld Federation of Nemocratic. Youtis.

‘breugiit. into. being, ‘the International Union of Students

which held. a meeting in. Prague on August 17-31, 1946.

. The ‘administration and: Girection of this project was
a, entrusted to a 17-man executive committee, of whom 12
=. were. known Communists." Also cited as one of. the "long- —
-- -established. Soviet=controlled international organizations" |

which speak identical. lines of. propatanda and stand to-

. gether on all. phases of Soviet forein policy and which
has. "affiliated oreanizations: in the United States, which
_ consequently have also been turned. into instruments in the |
"peace! campaign.

(ooame ttee on ‘Un-American fotivities,

House jeport 271 on American ‘ Youth for _
--Temocracy, April 17, 1247, p. 133 5 and
House Feport 378 on the Communist: ‘peace!
Offensive, Apri i1 25, 1951, oviginally
“Feleased. fpril i, 1851, Ps 77 ) =

oe Ba ‘Cited. as ‘being arong. "international Communist

fronts * * _ a
ols (Internal Security Subcommittee.of the —
Senate Judiciary Committee, Handbook for.

functioning at’ the present tire."

Americans, 8. Poe. 117, fyril 23, is sé,

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“NATIONAL COMMITTEE. TO “ABOLISH THE | HOUSE
UN- AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

| “the "Guide to Subversive Organizations and Publications”
_ issued December Ls 1961, by the House Committee .on. Un- American:

Activities, page 215, contains the following ‘citation regarding
the National Committee to Abolish: the Un-American Activities —_

Committee (NCAUAC) +

ifort ted as a ‘new. organization" set up in. ‘the Summer of —

960 to lead and direct the Comm unist Party's ‘Operation Abolition" ;

Sampaigns Seven of the national leaders. of. ‘this. group have :
Oe been identified as Communists. . cae . .

: A source has advised ‘that the NCAUAC ‘changed its name
on March 35° 1962, to include the word. "House" in its name,
thereby. becoming. known as the. National. Committee to Abolish

+. the House Un-American Activities Committee CHCAHUAC) + .

. a A second. source “advised on June. 28, 1965, that as “of that -
date” “the NCAHUAC continued to. function with. the- headquarters
oat 535 North Western Avenues Los” Angeles, California. Pe

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_ "PROGRESSIVE LABOR PARTY (PLP) os
_-EROGRESSIVE. LA3OR MOVEMENT eu

A source advised on fortd 20, 1965, that ‘the PLP,

“Tse 18, "1965, at New "York City, to organize ¢ the PLM into.a
‘the “PLP will have as its ultimate objective the estabiish-" o
7 amilitant working. class movement based on Marxism. ne

ee tte Hew York Times,’ ' City Edition, Tursday y April. 20, Bn

- 1965, page 27, reported that a new party of "revolutionary ne 4
| Soci diisn" was formally founded on April 18, 1965,. under the - ae
- Rame of the- PLP. The ‘PLP was described as an outgrowth (of the |

-. PLM, Its. officers. were identified as MILTON. ROSEN, | New York, ne oe
“President, and WILLIAM EPTON of New York and MOR? SCHEER of. Sane ry
. Francisco, Vice Presidénts. -A 20-member National Committee was” a
elected to direct the. party, until the next convention, rn

a 2 ‘According to the articie whe Progressive ‘Labor Novement
owas “founded in 1962 by Mr. ROSEN and Mr. SCHEER efter they were
expelled from the Communist Party of the United States For. .

_ assertedly Following: the ‘Chinese Comnunist ine. wo .

ae . The. PL P publishes the "Marxist- Leninist Quarterly,"
-- theoretical magazine; "Progressive Labor," 8 monthly magazine;
_. "Challenge," a New. York city newspaper; and “Spark , "a West coast
newspaper. ——- ao Mo oor

on ele The June l, 1965, issue of "Chall enge," page. 6, states |

: the "this paper is ‘dedicated to fight for a new way. ‘of. life =

ghere the working men and. women own and control. their homes, .
_ devel the police, courts, and the: entire government | on pevery
7 evel os . 7 os -

a ‘the source advised that ‘the PLP ‘utilizes the address of.
‘General Post. Office Box. 808, Brooklyn ly, New. York, but ‘also. oc
‘utilizes an. office in. Room 622, 132 ‘Nassau ‘Street, New York Citys

_ where PLP publications are. | prepared, ee :

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SOCIALIST 1 WORKERS PARTY 7
/SAN_ FRANCISCO DIVISION

2 source advised on ‘August r, 1960, ‘that the ‘san —_

Francisco Branch of the Socialist Workers ‘Party. (SWP) was. ‘pbrned

approximately in the early part of 1938 and the Oak1 and Branch. of
«the WP was formed in the latter part of. 1938.

ok second: source advised: on October 26, 1959, that. the

nam of the Oakland Branch of the SUP was changed to the ‘Oaklend-
Berkeley Branch of the. SUP,

A third. source advised on April 2, 1965, chat ‘the ‘San

‘peanetued Branch and the Oakland-Berkeley Branch of the SUP follow

- the policies and directives of the. ‘Yetional ‘SWE wit th which they ares
affiliated, . | : ce | we -

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a The swe has. been. des ignated by the At stoiney os
General of the United States. } Pursuant: to” -
ooh Executive Order 10450. .

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rrr The: Students For. a Democratic Society. (SDs), as. it ee
. is. known. today, came into. being at a. founding convention. held. =.
~ at Port Huron, Michigan, in June, 1962. (The SDS is an aseociation |
Of. young. people on the left and has a ‘Surrent program of Pro- |
. testing the draft, promoting a. campaign. for youth to develop .
a conscientious. objector status, denouncing United States in-
-tervention in the war in Vietnam and. to "radically transform"
— the university. community, and provide for its complete control »
by students. GUS HALL, General : Secretary, Conmunist Party, USA,. ——
_when interviewed bya representative of United | ‘Press International _
in San Francisco, California, on May 14, 1965, described the — .
SDS as a part of the. "pesponsible. left". which the Party has
"going. for us." At. the June, 1965 SDS National Convention,. an
‘anti-communist. proviso: was. removed from the SDS constitution.
In the October 7, 1966 issue of "New Left Notes," the official -
publication of ‘SDS, an SDS spokesman stated that there are some
communists in SDS. and they are welcome. The National Head-
quarters: of this organization as of April .18, ,1967, was. located .
in Room, 206, 1608 West Madison Street, Chicago, titanots,

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Fi00- 46 8 Es 2. _ VIETNAM DAY COMMITTEE (wpe)

- AL source advised. in May, 1965, that. ‘the: VDC was “founded in
May, 1965, to. organize » ‘the. May 21- 22, 1965, community “teach-in* on
the. ‘University of. California, Berkeley, California (UCB) Campus. —

ee Public literature distributed by. the vpc reveals that the
purpose of the VDC is to mold public opinion to force withdrawal of .

_ the United States from Vietnam, and ‘to utilize. dramatic,. ‘large-scale
demonstrations in increasing public alarm about. the Vietnam. war. _

me A second. source advised on June 24, “1966, that at. a “meeting ced
of the San Francisco Branch of the ‘Socialist “Yorkers Party (SWP) in.
' San Francisco, California, on June 22, -1966, -KIPP DAWSON, whom source.
identified as a member of the Branch, commented, among other things,
_ that ‘with our help" the VDC was Finally recognized : as a political
‘Power and was under. “our control. aa _ oe ney

~The: SUP has been designated by ‘the.
Attorney” General of the United States
- pursuant. to: Executive Order 10450. .

a During the period from ‘August 18, 1966 to. October 7, 1966, the
VDC was publicly. ‘announced as. having been expelled from: the UCB aS
a recognized. on- ~campus organization. | . . . _—

A thira source advised on September 29, 1966, that PETE CAMESO

was the chief spokesman for the VDC. in its. attempts for reinstate- =.
ment as a recognized UCB on- -campus organization. | Following the re- © .

_ instatement of the VDC in October, 1966, CAMEJO decided to disband ©

the . Campus Chapter of the United Committee. Against. “Yar- (CUCAW), which ©
. he had organized to replace the VDC on the UCB campus when it was . Se
expelled. The UCAW. Chapter was disbanded and the Woe + subsequently

became an “affiliate" of UCAW. : . ty!

. she. third » ‘source ‘further advised that as: of “Septenber + 29, 1966,
the VDC was controlled and dominated by PETE. CAMEJO. Source added
that the VDC is no longer ‘under the control of the old stalwarts of.

the original VDC. and there is. no continuity between ‘the. original and
current VDC. . 7 my
A fourth source on. October 27, 1966, identified

_ PETE. CAMEJO. as a’ ‘current. member of the. SWPP.

‘The. fourth and a fifth source. ‘in. September and
oN, October, 1966, identified UCAY! as an: organization ~~
- in the San Francisco. and East Bay. areas. whose —

activities were directed toward protesting: United

. §tates. foreign policy in Vietnam, and is controlled |
and dominated. by the SWP and the Young Socialist”
Aldine, OSA 3734, .

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_» Washington, D. C. started Women Strike for Peace. ne

--. The idea spread rapidly throughout the country SO
and now embraces 900 groups, including Women For ae
Peace ErOUpS in the San Francisco Bay area. | : a,

“These. groups. support programs to achieve goals

D “Continued disarmament negotiations.
. QQ) 8 strong and flexible United Nations.

(3) Planning now: “at state and “National: levels

The women: act as individuals and as a group, with.
specific. actions suggested by individuals and

“groups from all over the world. “Decision to —
participate. jointly on any given suggestion is.

-democratly arrived at by. members of the

with other peace groups is encouraged... “Monthly .
meetings, as. warranted, are open to all and |
- announced in mailings. to members. - ‘There are no

dues or: ‘membership forms nor, conditions for. Se .
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“46882 “women For PEACE, aka

“Women Strike for. Peace

The "Berkeley. Daily. Gazette, ne a daily newspaper of .

general circulation. published ‘in Berkeley, california,

- contained: an article. in the Movember 19, 1965,
‘evening edition. reflecting that in November, ‘gel,
when concern. mounted over radioactive: fallout

from nuclear testing, a. group of women in

such. asi. ae ae

_ for conversion to. peace-time economy: and
. positive: efforts to ease world tensions »

Coordinating» Committee. Effective cooperation

Coordinating. Committee meetings and general |

To stir an awareness of the need for peace, —

_ Women For Peace . encourage public education. in 2.
/ peace obiectives at local schools and. sponsor. .
. peace~ -oriented demonstrations and public meetings , 7

newspaper ads, billboards, and candidates for

public office. On the national. level the group
attempts. to influence government officials by
letters. and conferences. .

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. | -°- YOUNG. SOCIALIST ALLIANCE (known in |
— the San Francisco Bay area as the
BFLO0- 4050 Bay Area Young Socialist ‘Alliance, aka..
po - the Bay Area Committee of the Young ;
Socialist Alliance, Bay Area Committee
for. the - Young Socialist) oe

oe : A source advised on “May 16, 1960, “that the Bay ‘Area
Young Socialist Alliance (BAYSA) was formed in. February 1958.
as the Bay Area Committee for the Young Socialist (BACYS).
- a later state in its development prior to adoption of. the sian
_ BAYSA, the organization was known as. the Bay: Area Committee of
“the Young Socialist Alliance (PACYSA). | : . oo

ae The source advised ‘that as a. ‘result ‘of a qlational-
- .eonvent ion held’ April: ‘15-17, 1960, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ms
the. BAYSA became’ ‘a branch of the national organization to be ~—
_ known.as the- Young Socialist Alliance (YSA) and will. carry. out
in the Northern California area the policies of the YSA. — 7
—— OA ‘second source advised April 28, 1966, that ‘the
- BAYSA is currently active and is composed: of. three locals:
The San. Francisco YSA, the. Berkeley YSA, and: the San. Jose ‘YSA.

Be Bee

The first source “advised on April. 28, 1966, ‘that the
-BAYSA, although ostensibly an. independent organization, is.

in reality controlled by the San Francisco Branch, ‘Socialist |

Workers: Party (SUP). and the Oakland Branch SWP. pee oO

The SWP ‘has been designated by. the

“Attorney General of the United States
pursuant . to Executive Order (10450.

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oo” The May, 1960 issue of. the "Young Socialist* (YS),
- page ay column '3, disclosed that during April. 15-17, "1960, a
; . national organization entitled "The Young Socialist. "Alliance" .
_ CYSA) was established at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This issue
. - stated that this organization was formed by | the nat ion- wide -
/ Supporter clubs of the. publication YS. So

So The above issue, page. 6, set forth the Founding Declara-
~ ¢don of YSA. This declaration stated that the YSA. recognizes the |
Socialist Workers Party (SWP) as the only. existing: political

ieadership on class. struggle principles, and that the supporters
of the YS have come into basic political solidarity with: the SWP-
a on the principles of revolutionary socialism, - .

oe . A source advised on. May: 23, 1966, that ‘the , original YSA”
_ Was: an organization formed. during October, 1957,. in New York City
-- by youth of various left socialist tendencies, particularly. members.
and) followers of the SWP. The leaders of this group were the. _
guiding - forces in. the: establishment of the national organization.

_ — The source. further advised on: May 23, 1966, ‘that the -YSA a
is dominated and. controlled on a national basis by the. SWP through
having SWP members comprise exclusively the National Executive |
_. Committee (NEC). The YSA,. in reality, is the youth and training ne
» Section: of the ‘SWP. and the main source of new SWP members . ee

oo The headquarters of the YSA are located in Room 535, . a
AL Union | Square West, New York ‘City. pad ee ee Pee, OG

The. Swe has been designated pursuant to ee _ ue oe |
Executive Order 10450. a ae a |

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~ ) Oharécter.. "SECURITY MATTER | - “MISCELLANEOUS -
See ce -. (KEY ACTIVIST)
Reference Report of ‘SA WILLIAM E. HUGHES
os dated and captioned as above at
: San Franciseo, California. aa

an sources (except § any ‘listed below) | whose identities

- “are ‘concealed: in referenced | communication have furnished reliable’
ee information in the past.

gr. 7-23 with whom ‘contact has. been. ineufficient to.
establish, his reliability. Lo

It isthe property - , -
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